Welcome!

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It is with great pleasure that we present Soliciting Prophecy. Faced with the repeated closures of theatres due to the pandemic, we created an online writers' room to explore the theme of prophecy

as it relates to today, and produce a series of artistic responses as digital performances. 

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The word prophecy is an ancient Greek compound meaning to tell

in advance, but in its long and varied history, prophets have also criticized authority, admonished nations, and conveyed divine messages through frenzied performances. We are approaching prophecy as a conduit for our fellow artists’ deep anxieties and hopes, their intuitive responses and visions of the world to come.

The group includes artists from Montreal, Vancouver,

Mexico City, and Los Angeles. 

Please explore the site to see our ancillary project Pocket Prophecies, featuring short text prophecies, ruminations, and anecdotes by additional international artists, and an oil painting titled Falling Cherub by painter Benjamin Klein. You will also find photos and bios of all our artists, and interviews with the digital artists. 

We would like to thank the whole team who put this project together. We hope you enjoy the work.

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Sincerely,

Alison Darcy and Joseph Shragge

Co-dramaturges/Curators

Co-Artistic Directors, Scapegoat Carnivale