Tiger Lilies

Set inside the washroom of a public high school in North America, Tiger Lilies follows three queer grade-twelve-ers as they are thrust from adolescence into adulthood. As the teenagers struggle to find belonging in their world, in the liminal space before graduation, each cracks under pressures to conform. Tiger Lilies explores the precarious vulnerability of living visibly queer and reveals how the imprint of homophobia in our past lingers into our present. This play exposes how spaces meant to be safe (washrooms) can shape shift away from safety in our current politicization of the (gendered) multi-stall washroom.

Age recommendation: 16+

Content warnings include: mentions of homophobic bullying, sexual assault, and some swearing

October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Iris is new to the Aluna family and we are delighted that they are joining alongside an incredible strong generation of new artists. Their work is timely and original. Iris investigates how memory interferes with a logical passage of time through the structure of the dramaturgy. Under the direction of Zoe Marin, we are in for a treat.

Beatriz Pizano, Aluna Theatre Artistic Director

About the artist

Iris Rhian, PLAYWRIGHT

Iris Rhian (all pronouns) is a playwright and actor, and Dual-Citizen of the United States and Canada. Iris’ writing spans a cross section of genres from investigative theatre, to dark comedy, to nontraditional musical theatre.

Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Iris received their BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where they had their work developed and performed. After graduation in 2020, Iris held a two-year playwriting fellowship at Central Square Theater in Boston, where they developed two interview-based plays with local adolescents over the 2021-2023 seasons.

After relocating to Toronto in October, 2023, Iris’ work has appeared in Talk Is Free Theatre’s “I Do, I Don’t, I Dare!” Festival, has been workshopped at the PARC Playwrights’ Retreat, has been showcased in the Factory Theatre’s 2025 TEPs ensemble, and is currently in development as part of the Stratford Festival’s 2025 Playwrights’ Retreat.

Zoe Marín, DIRECTOR

Zoe Marín (she/her) is a queer Argentine-American theatre artist and comedian who is based in Toronto. Zoe is the Artistic Producer of First Born Theatre Company, for which she recently directed Killy Willy at Toronto Fringe. She previously directed GRINGAS (First Born Theatre), which won Patron’s Pick at Toronto Fringe and Critics’ Pick at Hamilton Fringe. Other select directing credits: Souffle (Theatre of the Beat/ Glitter Pop Productions), Internet Sensation (Paprika Theatre Festival), Thistlepatch (Alumnae Theatre). Select assistant directing credits: What the Constitution Means to Me (Soulpepper Theatre/ Nightwood Theatre), 1184 (Phoenix Arts Productions/ Aga Khan). Zoe also regularly performs with her sketch comedy troupe Small Friend Tall Friend.  ig: zmar_

Reena Goze, ACTOR ‘JESSE’

Reena Goze (they/she) is a Filipino-Canadian theatre artist, arts educator, Dora-nominated actor, Associate Producer of First Born Theatre, and a graduate of the Theatre and Drama Studies program with the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. Reena finds inspiration in interactive theatre and mixed mediums, and is passionate about creating accessible artistic spaces for young audiences, equity-deserving communities, and non-artists. They love: green tea, karaoke, free samples, and hot bowls of pho. Select performance credits: “Killy Willy” (Toronto Fringe Festival 2025); “Hare & Tortoise” (Carousel Players); “FAST. FASHION.” (Paprika Festival, Rhubarb! 46); “Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes” (World Premiere, 4th Line Theatre); “Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls” (Roseneath Theatre). IG: @reenagoze.

Trinity Lloyd, ACTOR ‘ROWAN’

Trinity Lloyd (she/they) is a queer Jamaican/Filipino actor and creator based in Toronto and recent Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipient. Trinity completed their training at York University’s Acting Conservatory in 2022 and has since appeared in FLEX (Obsidian Theatre/Crows Theatre), The Tempest (Buddies in Bad Times/Theatre Rusticle), X n Da Spirit (Theatre Passe Muraille), Lovesick — an adaptation of Love’s Labour Lost (Panoply Collective), Everybody (Theatre@York), The Late Wedding (Theatre@York), and Rear Window (Bygone Theatre). They have also been involved in numerous film and art projects as an actor, model and photographer. Trinity values bringing a myriad of lived experiences to the forefront of theatre and uses their art to centre queer/IBPOC voices.

Taylor Garwood, ACTOR ‘JOSIAH’

Taylor is delighted to be part of Tiger Lilies and the Caminos Festival this year. Some recent theatre credits include: The Frogs, Into The Woods, Outheis, Written In Blood (TIFT), Mamma Mia! (Thousand Islands Playhouse); A Christmas Carol (Tweed & Co.); UnCovered: Fleetwood Mac & The Eagles, Putting It Together: In Concert, Get A Life: A Banks Prize Cabaret (The Musical Stage Company).

Ashley Naomi Skye/ Cloud, SOUND DESIGNER/ COMPOSER

Ashley Naomi Skye (she/her), is a trans femme theatre artist, actor/performer, and musician/sound designer. Excited by fusing lines between emotions, genres, and mediatic forms, Ashley’s creative process uses a post-modern, kaleidoscopic approach influenced by remix culture, blending digital+embodied motifs to evoke colourful feelings of synesthesia.

Currently, Ashley is developing the original plays digitrans // analogirl and Hip Hop 100, which have respectively received in-development presentation support at SummerWorks 2025 and Tarragon Theatre’s 2024 Greenhouse Festival.

Recent sound design credits include Gringas (First Born Theatre), Isle of Demons & The 39 Steps (Guild Festival Theatre), The Little Prince (Theatre Passe Muraille/Landon Krentz/Inside Out), Regarding Antigone (Sky is the Limit/Sort Of Productions), and The Veil (Thought for Food/Guild Festival/Crow’s Theatre).
As a live bassist+keyboardist+MC, Ashley has performed with Confluence Concerts (Side by Side, 2024), Femmepocalypse 2023, and Exit Points #59, and released the instrumental albums Synesthesia and Moonlight Museum independently via Bandcamp.

You can follow her performance, music, and creative work at ashleynaomi.squarespace.ca.

Simran Kapoor, LIGHTING DESIGNER

Simran Kapoor is a Lighting Designer, from Kolkata, India, based in Toronto, Canada. She graduated from York University, Toronto with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Production.

In her recent project she’s worked as the Assistant Lighting Designer for Stratford Festival’s “Wedding Band” & “Grand Magic”. She believes that Theatre has an unlimited potential of storytelling, which made her want to learn the creative process with which it’s executed. She enjoys the chaos and also realizes the method that comes along with it being one of the greatest art forms. Having worked on several projects that have exposed her to different kinds of lighting, design, and storytelling, she has not just understood the art of visualization but has also understood the art of execution.She is an efficient time bound creative professional who enjoys making content and collaborating with people.

Karley Jagusic, INTIMACY COORDINATOR

Karley Jagusic (she/they) is a Tkaronto-based creative professional, specializing in direction, writing, and performance. Previous intimacy coordination credits include: Lucian, Plato, and the Secrets of the Pussy (bound productions), Meat Market (Meat Market Collective), Gringas (First Born Theatre) and Velvethead (Pickles Theatre Company), as well as the short film Hemorrhage (Studio Chamelens).