ONTARIO PREMIERE | DRAMATIC THRILLER
Written by Christine Quintana
Directed by Marie Farsi
Cast and full creative team will be announced soon.
As Above
Beneath the forest floor, vast fungal networks knit trees together in unseen community – sharing, sustaining, healing.
One-time renowned botanical researcher Jo teaches about this living web, even as her own connections falter and fray. Eight years sober, haunted by loss, and reaching tentatively for love, Jo must learn whether repair is still possible. But when strange messages begin to surface – mysterious ailments, phantom phone calls – the line between science and spirit blurs.
As Above is a luminous, deeply human story about regeneration, forgiveness, and the invisible networks that keep us alive.
Fall Show
October 28th - November 8th 2026
Opening October 30th
As Above is supported by these wonderful people:
Show Sponsor: Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney
Performance Supporters: Ann Marie Stasiuk and Rick Matthews
Meet the Team
Christine Quintana, Playwright
Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-American father and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother, Christine is now a grateful visitor to the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Christine is an actor, playwright, producer and dramaturg. Winner of an LA Drama Critics' Circle Award, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, Tom Hendry Award, a Governor General’s Award nomination, and the Siminovitch Protégée Prize for Playwriting, Christine’s works have been translated and performed in Spanish, French, German, and ASL in over 10 cities worldwide. As a performer, she’s acted on stages big and small, in a camper van, in neighbourhoods across East Vancouver, and on a farm. Christine is a graduate of UBC’s BFA Acting Program. christinquintana.ca
Marie Farsi, Director
Marie Farsi is a boundary-pushing director and theatre maker recognized for her bold visual language and inventive interpretations of text. Deeply committed to the creation of new work, she has become a sought-after collaborator for some of Canada’s most dynamic theatre companies, including Crow’s Theatre, Canadian Stage, the Segal Centre, Tarragon Theatre, Musical Stage Company, YES Theatre, and Théâtre La Seizième, among others. Her recent adaptation and direction of Fifteen Dogs, based on André Alexis’ acclaimed novel, drew critical praise for its theatrical ambition and emotional depth, playing to sold-out houses at Crow’s, the Segal Centre, Mirvish Productions, and the NAC. More at mariefarsi.com
Full creative team and cast will be announced soon…
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“As Above was originally commissioned by the Belfry Theatre (Victoria, British Columbia) where it premiered in 2023, Artistic Director Michael Shamata, Executive Director Isaac Thomas.
As Above is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca.
Christine Quintana is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.”