Holy Moly by Jarin Schexnider and Upintheair Theatre

Through one of several audio tracks, jazzercise, and beanie babies the audience and Schexnider recover a sense of holiness.
Attended at rEvolver Festival May 2022
Created and Performed by Jarin Schexnider
Stage Manager: Zain Khudhur
Costume Design: Amy Spooner
Sound Design support: Stefan Nazarevich
Dramaturgical support: Juv Parasram and Christie Watson
Community Partner: Rumble Theatre
Produced by What Lab (Vancouver)
Presented by Upintheair Theatre
​​In this fun and interactive choose your own adventure performance, Holy Moly offers multiple truths, allowing everyone to walk away with a slightly different experience. Based on choices you make as an audience member, you will receive one of multiple collaged audio tracks on personal cassette tapes. Through these multiple tracks we will together use beanie babies, jazzercise, cooking shows, and Schexnider’s own childhood field recordings to recover a feeling of holiness. It’s a ritualistic grab bag of the sacred in the everyday in a search for connection and wholeness.
Awards & Press 
“Playful and insightful interactive piece that prompts a critical rethink of money and capitalism” -NOW Magazine

NOW Magazine Audience Choice Award (SummerWorks 2018)
Presentations 
  • rEvolver Festival 2022 May 25th-29th, 2022