PEACHES (in development)
PEACHES is an irreverent, surreal, and queer exploration of the stories we grow for survival. Peach farmer Greg and his apprentice Prince make a startling discovery in the midst of their daily harvest: a play has grown from one of their trees, destroying the crop.
With the orchard’s peaches spoiled by the sprouted script, the two decide to act it out. The lines between the play and their own lives begin to blur, unearthing buried histories, firmly-rooted binaries, and one long-avoided confrontation. As Greg and Prince wrestle for ownership of the script, it becomes clear that the play won’t stop growing until they’ve resolved all that’s gone bad between them.
Staged inside the orchard that produced it, PEACHES grapples with whether harmful origins can be sites of healing and if taking control of the narrative is ever truly possible. What survives when rot sets in?
Dramaturgy by Erik Berg
Live reading at Theatre Outré (2023).
Director - Brett Dahl
Prince - Émanuel Dubbeldam
Greg - Chris Enright
Staged reading at Page 1 Theatre’s Outfest (2025).
Winner of the Jury’s Choice Award.
Director - Annie Valentina
Stage Manager - Emma Lamont
Prince - Loren Baldwin
Greg - Theofani Pitsiavas
Initially commissioned as part of Zee Zee Theatre’s National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit. Currently receiving development support from Theatre Projects Manitoba and the Manitoba Association of Playwrights. Special thanks to Theatre Outré and Page 1 Theatre.
(Photos from 2025 OutFest Staged Reading)