The Rocky Mountain Special
November 14–19, 2023

Performance atmosphere: While there is no designated ‘relaxed performance’ for this run, the show will allow latecomers, and coming and going. However, house lights in the space will be kept dim/off during the show.

Deaf-interpreted performance – Thursday, November 16 at 7:30pm: This performance will feature ASL interpretation by Deaf interpreter Jaideep Goray and Robert Haughton. Use code “ASL5” to get $5 tickets to the performance.

Tiffany Thomas // Playwright, Composer, Performer, Costume Designer
Anna Dalgleish // Production Dramaturge, Set Designer
Katherine Armstrong // Sound Designer

Tiffany Thomas is a songstress, theatre maker and artist advocate motivated by diasporic longing, disability justice, racial equity, and trans femme magic. She has appeared in theatres and daydreams across so called Canada, and is thrilled to bring this new iteration of her constantly evolving Greyhound musical to Buddies.

Stick around after The Rocky Mountain Special, Wednesday through Saturday, for a performance by a musical guest:

Wednesday, November 15: Robbie Ahmed
Robbie Ahmed is a trans singer-songwriter, writer & creator who covers topics of mental health, home, self-love and healing. He has played music at Toronto’s Storyteller’s Festival (2019), Pride Toronto (2020- 2021), Gladstone hotel, Handlebar, Sellers and Newel & Queer Collective Tiny Deck Concert Series, and composed for Kay Chan’s short animation “Will Flowers” that was featured in Insideout, Toronto Qeer Film Festival, TIFF, and Imaginative Film Festival. In 2018, his portrait was featured in a 10×10 photography project depicting 100 LGBTQ Canadians in the arts. He is the recipient of 2020’s Buddies at Bad Times Emerging Artist Awards.

Thursday, November 16: Sofia Fly
Sofia Fly is a DJ/Producer/Songwriter from Toronto. Her music features poetic party-girl lyrics set to a Latin inspired fusion of hip-hop and house music. Her DJ sets are complex, genre-hopping, beat puzzles built around her own signature remixes and beats. Her hit single “Patrona” and her newest project “Fly Beats II Virgo Rising” are available to stream on all major music streaming services.

Friday, November 17: xo missjake xo
xo missjake xo is a performer and producer, and ughhh – on this night she’s gonna be a little music nerd girl!! she’s gonna play you funky, syncopated rhythms, and sing only in “G major”, wtf?? it might feel… ~earnest~ … do not hold space!!

Saturday, November 18: Regina Gently
Regina Gently, the drag alter ego of Toronto based musician Gentleman Reg, has been performing and DJing all over Canada, Europe  and into the United States for the past nine years. 

As a songwriter and live singer she had fronted the band Light Fires  with James Bunton (Ohbijou), and released a full length album entitled  ‘FACE’ in 2013. With Light Fires, Regina has shared stages with  Peaches, Austra, Handsome Furs, Fu*ked Up, Diamond Rings, Big  Freedia, Rae Spoon, and Hercules & The Love Affair among many  others! She has performed as far as St. John’s Newfoundland, up to  Yellowknife and over to Victoria.