I Don’t Even Miss You

Produced by Tiny Bears Jaws with support from Verb Theatre. Digital release of short IO as part of SummerWorks 2021. Premiere in 2022 as part of RISER Edmonton. Presentation at Undercurrents festival in Ottawa (2024). National tour with upcoming dates.

Written and Performed by Elena Eli Belyea
Music Composition and Lyrics by Tori Morrison and Elena Belyea
with Composition support from Miranda Martini
Directed by Makram Ayache
Choreography by Gianna Vacira
Costume Design by Whittyn Jason
Video Design by Tori Morrison
Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo

Basil (they/them) is a computer programmer and the last remaining person on earth. (With no Significant world-changing event they can recall, their friends + family’s sudden disappearance remains an unresolved mystery)

After 27 months of biding their time (breaking into and driving expensive sports cars, visiting beaches and deserts coast to coast, raiding malls, boutiques, galleries and walk-in closets) Basil must confront the question that’s been haunting them for years: If there really is no one else out there, is life worth living?

Inspired by BTS, grimes, science fiction + acrylic nails and accompanied by ORCHID (an artificial intelligence, built by Basil to keep them company). Basil has created and will now perform a high-octane, music video inspired celebration of their life, before inviting their end. (Maybe.)

Filmed by Anna Cooley with Production Assistance by Kai Yakichuk

“From the moment we first meet non-binary computer programmer, Basil (Belyea), it is impossible to not be immersed in their plight for connection and finding beauty in their eerily silent world. Through quirky song and dance numbers to heart-rending soliloquies to humorous banter with Orchid (voiced by Vanessa Sabourin), Basil’s emotional journey is utterly compelling.” – Broadway World| Full review here.

“Basil, played by the talented Elena Belyea, who also wrote the piece, recounts all 30-something years of their life. … I was blown away by the synth-infused opening number, “Tonight,” and each of the subsequent pop performance…Words cannot describe how much I Don’t Even Miss You touched my heart.” – Intermission Magazine | Full review here.

“[Basil’s] continuing resourcefulness will hit your heart and give it a crank. It’s a show that speaks in an original way about a predicament that has suddenly elided into … life. I’ve found “I Don’t Even Miss You” an experience that’s hard to shake off afterwards.” – Liz Nicholls | Full review here.