I’m not here to tell you how to feel.

I’m just here to tell you what happened.

Urgent, intimate, and magnetic, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard gives a performance of profound poetic justice with storytelling, spoken word, and rap.

Humour and timing provide sharp contrast to hardened realities. Doughnut cravings, 5a.m. moments coming home from gigs, and the friendships of the rap scene collide with layered stories of dog whistle racism, over policing, and legacies of slavery in historic and modern times. Comically absurd, this juxtaposition reflects reality for many of us.

Sound of the Beast radically takes us for a spin on the treadmill of society-constructed dehumanization through legal systems, police practices, and zombie movies. “If you know, you know.”

Part concert, part theatre, this radical word offers a bold, subversively funny perspective on injustice and the joy in nurturing who and what we love.

Creative Team

Writer/Performer: DM St. Bernard
Directors & Dramaturges: Andy McKim and Jivesh Parasram 

Composition & Sound Design: David Mesiha
Lighting Design: Rebecca Vandevelde
Stage Manager: Heather Bellingham

A Theatre Passe Muraille Production, presented by PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Rumble Theatre, Vancouver Poetry House, and Pandemic Theatre

Production History

January 2024 • PuSh International Performing Arts Festival • Vancouver, BC

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