

Jayson McDonald Uses His Last "Get Out of Jail Free" Card and Heads Off to Family Game Nig
Jayson finds himself finally free on a Saturday night, and what does he do? He heads straight to the doughnut shop, of course -- Cartem's Donuterie, that is -- because it's Family Game Night and he's been asked to do his best impression of a comedian alongside a slew of other highly entertaining sorts. Hosted by Megan Phillips, Family Game Night is an ironically titled, well-supervised, adults-only variety show featuring stand-up, sketch, storytelling and more. And goddamn


Tara Travis Cuts Out the Dead Wood and Performs Solo
Signal's own Tara Travis, never content to sit around and bask in the glory of an aimless Saturday afternoon, returns to the unusual narrative of The Unfortunate Ruth, the story of two twins -- only one of whom was actually born. Writer-performer Travis's script won the Playwrights Theatre Centre and Vancouver Fringe's New Play Award in 2014, and you'll have a chance to see it February 5-7 at Studio 1398 on Granville Island. The Vancouver Sun says of Tara's performance, ""In