It is with great excitement that we invite you to be part of the
Hydra Performing Arts Festival!
As the Hydra Performing Arts Festival prepares for its 2026 rendition, we’re curating a showcase that marks a significant moment: a revival of creative gathering, and, at the same time, the final days of The Effie Arts Collective theater space which has hosted the festival in years past and served as an intimate home for so many performances, collaborations, and artistic memories.
We are seeking submissions of interdisciplinary acts to perform as part of this special edition showcase and to also peak your interest in the larger Hydra Performing Arts festival being planned for later this year. Applicants for the April showcase may be given priority consideration for the larger festival.
The audience waits patiently for Tamarack House Productions' 'Sumthing' to start, Hydra Festival 2022
So, do you have something in the works that could move from a 5, 10, or 15 min tease to full-fledged 45-min production? This will be both a celebration and a gathering that acknowledges what has been built within those walls, and what will continue beyond them.
We would be honored to have you contribute your voice and presence to this meaningful occasion.
The What:
A 5, 10, or 15 min act
Self-contained - no big set up or tear down (5 min or less)
Rating ( G-PG-19+)
New and original works welcome
Space for emerging artists as well as established - where do you fit?
The Why:
Honorarium box office split - artists per show will share 70% of ticket sales, 30% will be put towards funding the larger festival!
The When:
April 23th - Artist meet and greet
Friday April 24th and Saturday April 25th - Performances
The Where:The Effie Arts Collective - 422 Tranquille Rd
Peter "nav" Navratil - One of many festival
appearances
Please send your submissions for consideration no later than March 13th
Submission Form Link:
https://forms.gle/j2yVrvxgtMem82wm8
Let’s send this chapter off the way it deserves — together.
With excitement!
Please direct any questions to hydra@chimeratheatre.com
TJ McCallum and Brendan Law of the Freudian Slips (left) as guests on the award-winning 'Tonight's the Night with Zorblax, Destroyer of Worlds', Hydra Festival 2019
Above: the borders of life are about to be explored in "The Transoulition Institution", Hydra Festival 2019
Right: Paul Rancourt, Kennedy Crane, and Nich Gulycz take a bow after a rousing performance of 'Brothers', Hydra Festival 2019