The Martian and the Mound
Written by Andraea Sartison, with contributions from the citizens of Southern Manitoba
In Partnership with Candlewick Productions, and with One Trunk Theatre as part of the Live Art Trade Route
In Neubergthal: OCTOBER 17-19, 2025 – The Krahn Barn
In Morden: NOVEMBER 1 AND 2, 2025 – The Kenmor Theatre
In Winnipeg: NOVEMBER 14-16, 2025 – The Gas Station Arts Centre
The Martian and The Mound is a time-bending, prairie-rooted theatrical romp that follows Dr. Phoenix Albright, an archaeologist from Mars, as they investigate a mysterious “pull” beneath a Manitoba mound.
Guided by ghosts, memories, and extinct animals, Albright travels through pivotal moments in the region’s past—from the tallgrass prairie to the future’s last sunset. This play blends myth, memory, and local voices, asking: in the eyes of history, what makes a moment worth remembering?
Performed by Morden’s Candlewick Players accompanied by a multimedia artistic team devised of both Winnipeg and rural artists.
Created with support from TPM, Manitoba Arts Council, and Manitoba Association of Playwrights.
LIVE ART TRADE ROUTE
TPM’s LIVE ART TRADE ROUTE is an umbrella initiative to build capacity and foster collaboration between theatre artists and communities across Manitoba.
As with our past CHAUTAUQUAS and THE TRAVELLING COLLABARET, we will share work reciprocally in Winnipeg and in rural communities. We hope that prioritizing community through this exchange will expand access to the arts across Manitoba, and draw new people of all walks of life who don’t necessarily see themselves as “theatre patrons.”
This cycle, the LATR supported Ellen Peterson’s Free Theatre pilot project at the Gargoyle Theatre in Winnipeg’s West End and we are in an ongoing partnership with One Trunk Theatre to bring their Talking Roots community collaboration project to communities in Southern Manitoba (Neubergthal, Altona and Morden).