Hi friends, Anna here 🙂

What a blast Concord Floral was. Looking back now, I still can’t believe how lucky I was to perform alongside such a fun, chaotic, and talented group of theatre kids. We came together in the middle of such a strange time, masked and adapting, but somehow that only made us stronger as an ensemble.

The story itself is dark and eerie, set in a greenhouse where secrets, memories, and guilt live just under the surface. Stepping into that world felt surreal, half dream, half reality, and I loved every second of it. The graffiti walls, the lighting, even the silence between words all carried weight.

What stayed with me most was how much we leaned on each other. It wasn’t about one person shining, it was about the group holding the story together. Even with masks covering our faces, we found connection in the eyes, in our breath, in the way we moved as a unit.

Ottawa’s theatre community has shaped me in so many ways, and Concord Floral is one of those projects I’ll never forget. It taught me that theatre doesn’t need to be polished to be powerful. Sometimes the cracks, the awkwardness, the masks, the rawness, are what make a story hit the hardest.

Grateful for this show, this cast, and everything it gave me. We really did kill it, y’all 🖤🌹