This public event series is where audiences and communities come together with a playwright to explore big questions about their show in development. UNSCRIPTED, where the audience, playwrights, and imagination meet.
Playwrights who are part of our Associates and Collaborations programs are chosen as “curators” of the events and who collaborates with PTC in hosting public play research activities. From VR parties to immersive horror installation tests to ritualistic journeys into FIlipinx folklore, UNSCRIPTED invites the public in a variety of creative ways to be active participants in a playwright and show’s development.
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UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season
‘Navigate through mystery and TV lore in this experimental experience about the nonlinear experience of grief and mourning’
UNSCRIPTED: Lost Season calls out to the boxset collectors, fanfic writers, 90s TV diehards, and any self-described superfans out there to experience Conor Wylie’s experimental exhibition and presentation experience with his collaborators Daniel O’Shea, elika mojtabaei الیکا مجتبایی, Ira Jordison, Keely O’Brien, Nancy Tam, Stephen Beaver, Aryo Khakpour, Jennifer Burgmann, Donna Soares, and dramaturg Davey Samuel Calderon.
Lost Season is an experimental performance that spans an entire season of a fictional TV procedural titled Agent Faraway: Ghost Detective, a cult hit from the 90s in which a paranormal detective investigates souls stuck in limbo and shepherds them to the afterlife. The play explores the nonlinear nature of grief and mourning. The narrative unfolds through consecutive stages of shifting forms and media: a fan museum with artifacts and merchandise, followed by a performance from “Auto Star Marionettes,” the original robotic actors from the 90s. Lost Season invites audiences to a multiplicity of ways to piece together the mysterious story of the show’s lost season.
Whether you are a part of a diehard fan community or an appreciator of immersive storytelling, we need your help to unlock the mysteries behind Lost Season. Interact with our “fan exhibit”, be mesmerized by our “Auto Star Marionettes” performance, and share with us a story or two of something you have lost. The signal is out, fellow Waywards!
Date: SATURDAY, April 25, 2026 ᛁ 4:30 – 6:30 PM PT
Venue: PL 1422 (1422 William Street, Vancouver, BC)
Price: Pay What You Choose
Tickets: https://playwrights-theatre-centre.tickit.ca/events/34488?goto=t-aabcee159
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Conor Wylie (he/him) is a performer, writer and director creating experimental theatre in Vancouver, BC, on the occupied traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples. Conor is a member of the interdisciplinary trio, A Wake of Vultures, whose sci-fi/horror marathon performance, SEEING DOUBLE, was presented at the 2025 PuSh Festival. Conor regularly collaborates with Theatre Replacement, where he is an artistic associate. Conor co-wrote, cast, and voice directed the hit indie video game 1000xRESIST (winner of the 2025 Peabody Award) and multiplatform science K BODY AND MIND (2022 Best Director of a Canadian Feature – Vancouver Asian Film Festival). Conor was named protégé for the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award by Marcus Youssef and the Siminiovitch Prize by Jamie Long and Maiko Yamamoto. Conor is a Nebula and Hugo Award-nominated writer of sci-fi who dreams of new ways of building society, community and family.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM – COMING SOON!
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
PTC would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver, Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation, The Grayross Foundation held at Vancouver Foundation and other foundations and major donors that have made this work possible. We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada.
The Playwright would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, and Playwrights Theatre Centre.
