Sneak Peek Performance
Saturday, May 2, 2026
This story has been a long time in the making
Back in 2017, Kyle Jespersen came to Trespass Storytelling where he told a story about working in harm reduction during the opioid crisis, a job he still held. The story was short but mesmerizing. Kyle took us into a safe injection site, introducing us to people and pressures of a world unseen. Right then, we knew this needed to be a play.
Uniquely qualified
Creampuff is the play Kyle is writing, based on his experience working in Vancouver's vibrant yet distressed Downtown Eastside for more than a decade. An award-winning actor, Kyle has worked along a continuum of health and social services, from shelters and supportive housing to harm reduction clinics and detox withdrawal management. Through our Artistic Midwifery Program, we have been working with Kyle to develop Creampuff, planning for a full production in 2026/27.
We believe that stories are a means of connection
and that true community only happens when we venture outside our zones of comfort.
What’s Next?
This spring, we will workshop the script and then invite an audience in for a first look. We often say that the audience is the final cast member – we don’t know what we’ve created until you see it. We are inviting members of Dark Glass Theatre to be the first to witness this play in progress and to give us their thoughts afterwards. If you would like to be part of shaping Creampuff, mark your calendar for
Sneak Peek Performance - Saturday, May 2, 2026
To reserve your spot, become a member of Dark Glass Theatre.
Kyle at Trespass Storytelling in 2017
Meet Kyle Jespersen, Vancouver based Actor and Playwright
Kyle is a stage and screen actor, as well as a healthcare worker with rich and varied experience in community-based services. From 2016 to 2023 he worked at Insite, North America's first supervised injection site, and at Onsite, the detox program up the stairs. Whether through service or performance, he finds inspiration in undertaking any human-centred work that fosters greater understanding and social equity.
Notable credits include The Fighting Season (The Cultch / featured on CBC The National), Penelope (The Cultch + Rumble Theatre), the hiphop musical Ash Rizin' (Green Thumb Theatre + ATP Playrites Festival), and the title role in The Rick Hansen Story for the 2010 Cultural Olympiad, followed by a western Canadian tour (MTYP). He most recently appeared onstage in Bunny (The Search Party), and will appear onscreen in the upcoming series Trinity (Netflix). Kyle is a recipient of two Jessie Richardson awards, a Betty Mitchell award, and the Vancouver Mayor's Arts Award for Emerging Theatre Artist. Kyle is a graduate of Studio 58 where he also received the Sydney Risk Prize for Demonstrated Excellence and Outstanding Potential.
