Searching for Aimai A Cahoots Theatre Production by Coleen Shirin MacPherson

Searching for Aimai is a poetic solo play by playwright and performer Coleen Shirin MacPherson, presented by Cahoots Theatre. Through physical theatre and visual storytelling, the production explores the fragile space between identity, ancestry, and belonging.

As a woman on the verge of giving birth realizes she cannot hear the songs of her ancestors, she is pulled into a surreal inner journey. Locked alone in a bathroom, she confronts her self-doubt and searches for a sacred fire that feels lost. Her path leads her toward her great-grandmother and into the tangled, partially erased threads of her mixed-race lineage.

Inspired by the tension between what we see and what we know, Searching for Aimai wrestles with questions of inheritance, cultural memory, and visibility. The play asks what it means to belong when history is fragmented and invites audiences to reconsider how identity is carried, remembered, and reimagined.

Running 75 minutes with no intermission, this deeply personal work is both intimate and expansive, offering a call to see one another with renewed clarity and care.

Event Details

Dates: February 15 – March 1, 2026
Venue: BMO Incubator
Runtime: 75 minutes (no intermission)

Performance Schedule

• Sunday, February 15, 2026 – 2:00 PM (Opening)

• Tuesday, February 17 – 7:00 PM

• Wednesday, February 18 – 7:00 PM

• Thursday, February 19 – 7:00 PM

• Friday, February 20 – 7:00 PM

• Saturday, February 21 – 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

• Sunday, February 22 – 2:00 PM

• Tuesday, February 24 – 7:00 PM

• Wednesday, February 25 – 7:00 PM

• Thursday, February 26 – 7:00 PM

• Friday, February 27 – 7:00 PM

• Saturday, February 28 – 7:00 PM

• Sunday, March 1, 2026 – 2:00 PM (Closing)

Tickets

• Regular: $42.05

• Arts Worker: $34.14

• Student/Senior: $30.75
  (All prices include taxes and fees)

Creative Team

Playwright & Performer: Coleen Shirin MacPherson
Director: Raha Javanfar
Stage Manager: Alysse Szatkowski
Sound Designer & Composer: Janice Jo Lee
Set & Props Designer: Shannon Lea Doyle
Lighting Designer: Lilian Adom
Projection Designer: Laura Warren
Production Manager: Jadi Darawi
Dramaturges: Tanisha Taitt, Raha Javanfar
Producer: Samantha Vu
Social Media Manager & Associate Producer: Tessa Bourchier