WHAT’S ON AT THE YAC

The Yukon Arts Centre has an exciting new lineup of shows running in September and October

What do The Comic Strippers, Moontricks, Open Pit Theatre’s Radio Silence and Great Lake Swimmers all have in common? They’re all part of the fall programming at the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC), which features a variety of different performances, from live music to stripper parody improv.

“Every season is a puzzle,” YAC CEO Casey Prescott told What’s Up Yukon. “We have lots of community activity, which always takes priority in our calendar when it comes to dates in the theatre. Once we have those in place, we look to see which artists are touring out West and we can afford to bring up North. There is always a lot of serendipity when it comes to landing an artist for the YAC season—timing and cost play a big role in confirming each artist for our season.”

The YAC’s fall lineup is definitely a mixed bag. Kicking things off on September 13 and 14 are The Comic Strippers, a fictitious male stripper troupe made up of some of Canada’s top improv comedians, performing a sexylarious improv comedy show that’s more funny than sexy. Next up is Moontricks on October 11. The western-Canadian duo from the Kootenay mountains mixes organic folk, roots rock and old-time blues with modern electronic production.