Haley is joined by a delightful ensemble of friends: Jon Barton (percussionist), Michael Broadhead (bassist), Rogan Gowan (pianist/guitarist), and Mariah “Mo” Horner (vocalist).

This matinee is free to attend and is part of a series of performances celebrating women in music supported by the Music Performance Trust Fund and the Union of Professional Musicians Local 518.

About the works: The Lindworm’s Cabaret is an adaptation of a folk tale about belonging, family, gender, and onions. This musical in development has received support through the Watershed Festival: Reimagining Music Theatre (New Works Showcase 2023) and the Kick & Push Festival (Artist Residency 2023). Half Past Lunchtime is a love letter to Kingston’s Inner Harbour neighbourhood, first developed for the CFRC 101.9FM and the Cellar Door Project’s Shortwave Theatre Festival (2022) as a one-hour radio play featuring 8 original songs. An audio excerpt from Half Past Lunchtime was featured in the Union Gallery’s Gentle Disruptions exhibition (2023).

Note: The songs in this performance, though generally lighthearted, occasionally deal with themes of depression, suicide, injury, and death. There is one song with a swear word that can be omitted if any children are around. All are welcome.

Haley Sarfeld

Haley Sarfeld (she/they) is a singer, songwriter, composer-lyricist, collage artist, poet, playwright, and theatre critic living in Katarokwi/Kingston. With a background in classical and choral singing and a deep love for jazz and musical theatre, Haley has spent the past several years writing and performing in various duos and trios (Feaver Dreams, Sapph Decaf, and with Rogan Gowan) and collaborating onstage and in studio with local musicians (Princess Towers, Slow Man Tofu, and more). Haley’s theatrical works include the radio play Half Past Lunchtime (Shortwave Theatre Festival 2022) and musical-in-progress The Lindworm’s Cabaret (Watershed Festival 2023, Kick & Push Artist Residency 2023). Haley also works as a theatre critic at the Kingston Theatre Alliance and the Kingston Whig-Standard and contributes articles and crossword puzzles to The Skeleton Press.

​​THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This performance is sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund and made possible through support from the Union of Professional Musicians AFM Local 518.