Be/Longing is the 2018 play written by Marya Folinsbee and Martina Avis, supported by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.
Two scenes from Be/Longing, filmed in 2018.
Evelyn is a Perfect Housewife, stewing in her own repressed juices. Unconsciously frustrated by the dreary duties of domestic life, she discovers, in the course of her chores, deep, mysterious, primal urges, and struggle as she might to stay spic & span, shit gets dirty.
A one-woman play in a neo-bouffon universe, Domesticated Disputes explores the wild impulses lurking under the carpet of even the most perfect home.
A kid-friendly clown story about the fabric of reality, the magic of creativity, and the composition of the cosmos.
Miss Marmot’s Playshop is the clown wing of Material Theatre. Marya is a clown performer and facilitator who offers short performances, interactive shows, and workshops for children and adults.
Big Water Coming is a short performance that was commissioned for the 2019 New Denver Writer’s Convergence. It imagines a pirate radio station navigating a near-future of climate catastrophe and societal collapse.
Photos by Art Joyce
A short made for “Fast & Loose Digital Video” workshop by The Folklordz and Nakai Theatre.
In 2019, Martina directed, and Marya starred in, a Valley Gems Production of Peter Pan.