Strongly inspired by her South Asian culture, drag artist and musician Bijuriya is appreciated for her proud, festive, twisted and critical take on Bollywood and other aspects of Desi culture. The solo show she premiered at Montreal Arts Interculturels in 2022 was or will be reprised at the PuSh Festival (Vancouver), Buddies in Bad Times (Toronto), Queer Arts Festival (Vancouver), the Music Gallery (Toronto), Fluid Fest (Calgary), Open Ears Festival (Kitchener) and 5 times in the Montreal Maisons de la culture de Montréal, via the CAM en Tournée program in 2023-24. Her music is available on all streaming platforms. Besides drag, Gabriel Dharmoo’s multidirectional artistic practice encompasses musical composition, vocal performance, interdisciplinary arts and research.

Frank N. Furters

Montreal refused to settle for just one Frank N. Furter, so tonight, you’re getting double the trouble! Theodore Vlachos, better known in the drag stratosphere as Augusta Wind, blows in with drama, lashes, vocals and pure decadence. Steph McKenna is, well, just Steph, but don’t be fooled, this acro baddie can sing, dance, flip, and slay her way straight to your heart. Fresh off The Importance of Being Earnest Shakespeare-in-the-Park summer tour, they’re back together to bring some sass and sparkle to this (abridged) legendary cult classic. Prepare for a wild ride as these MainLine stars perform the Rocky Horror Musical in all its weird and wonderful glory.

As a composer, arranger and musician for the stage, Nick has worked and collaborated with the National Arts Centre; National Theatre School of Canada; Centaur Theatre; Great Canadian Theatre Company; Lucion Media; TF1 Rock’n’Roll Circus; Repercussion Theatre; Geordie Theatre; Imago Theatre; Infinitheatre; Skeels Danse Montréal; The Theatre Centre; Hudson Village Theatre, Theatre Lac Brome; CAM en tournée; Concordia University; National Circus School; McGill and Ottawa Universities; the METAs (Montreal English Theatre Awards); Third Wall; Théâtre Urbi et Orbi (Urban Tales); Monastère Cabaret de Cirque; and on Festival productions or concerts for Magnetic North, SummerWorks, Undercurrents, WildSide, Tendance Clown (Marseille), Festival de Clowns de Montréal, Les Escales Fantastiques (Shawinigan) and Festival de cirque des Laurentides.

Nick is also a writer. His plays, radio plays (CBC), short stories and librettos have been presented across Canada, the US, UK and Germany.

Nick teaches and coaches at the National Theatre School of Canada.  He is also co-founder of Summersett.

Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière is an Afro-Indigenous interdisciplinary artist, internationally renowned neo-burlesque dancer, and teacher hailing from the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, Quebec.

She began her burlesque career in 2006 and  has since headlined shows across the globe. She has been voted into the Burlesque Top 50 by 21st Century Burlesque since 2018 and was voted the number one most influential burlesque figure in the world in 2023. 

In September 2018 she made history by becoming the first Indigenous woman to be crowned New Orleans Queen of Burlesque. She holds titles from the 2019 Burlesque Hall of Fame, including Most Innovative. In 2022 she was awarded with the highest title in the burlesque world and was crowned Miss Exotic World.

Zach is a multi award-winning multidisciplinary artist and has been practicing magic professionally for 16 years. The creator of the sold-out hit “CON-jure”, a magic show which blends stage sorcery with his other talents as a theatre artist, Zach’s repeat clients include SNC Lavalin, Goodlife Fitness Canada, AmTech, Loblaws Canada, Old Navy… as well as many satisfied birthday kiddos, wedded couples and bachelorettes.

Zack discovered the wonderful world of magic through his pursuits as a special effects designer (previous work includes FX for Evil Dead-The Musical.) He also works regularly as an Actor (cicadas//National Arts Center, Prom Queen//Segal Center), Director (The 39 Steps//St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Clue//Segal Center) & Fight Director (Pipeline,Vierge//Black Theatre Workshop, White Lion,Brown Tiger//Teesri Duniya Theatre). Zach also teaches stage combat and intimacy coordination at York U, UofT & TMU.

Led by actor/singer Michel Perron, the Blues Bastards bring raw blues, vintage rock’n’roll, and original songs inspired by the golden age of the blues—played loud, honest, and straight from the soul.