Theatre · 2026

The Apiary

My roleLighting Design

Lighting design for the Apiary Collective’s production of Kate Douglas’s The Apiary, directed by Daniela Atiencia, at the Vines Den in Vancouver.

The Apiary is set twenty-two years from now, in an underfunded research facility where three women care for the last captive bees. In the darker scenes the hives were the light: lit from inside, they turned pink, violet, green, red or yellow, with LED tubes and a few fixtures around the room.

  • by Kate Douglas
  • Directed by Daniela Atiencia
  • 16–25 July 2026
  • The Apiary Collective
  • Vines Den
  • Vancouver, Canada
The Apiary Collective ↗Stir: preview ↗
The Apiary: hives glowing green on a cyan floor

Images

The Apiary: the Vines Den in purple light before the play, hives glowing amber on the blue floor
The Apiary: a beekeeper in a veiled suit and a woman in black face each other in a hazy beam of light
The Apiary: a woman in a plaid shirt bends over a hive lit pink from inside
The Apiary: a beekeeper kneels over a glowing honeycomb on the floor, the audience close behind
The Apiary: two beekeepers beside a hive glowing green, purple light behind them
The Apiary: hives glowing magenta in a dark room, a beekeeper beyond them
The Apiary: a hive glowing violet in the dark
The Apiary: hives glowing yellow, a figure in magenta light at the back of the room
The Apiary: a hive glowing red in the dark
The Apiary: green hives under blue and green light, the audience in shadow
The Apiary: hives glowing yellow, two women seated in pink light at the back
The Apiary: a beekeeper in white stands between hives glowing green
The Apiary: a hive glowing magenta near the end, a woman standing in the dark beside it

Recognition

Nominated for five Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, 2025–26, small theatre: Outstanding Production; the ensemble; Merve Yoruk, set and props; Molly MacKinnon, sound design; Daniela Atiencia, direction. — Stir, 2 November 2026

Credits

  • PlaywrightKate Douglas
  • DirectorDaniela Atiencia
  • Set and PropsMerve Yoruk
  • Costume DesignChristine Quintana
  • Lighting DesignWladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez
  • Sound DesignMolly MacKinnon
  • ZoraJasmine Chen
  • PilarChristine Quintana
  • GwenCarmela Sison
  • Cece / Kara / Anna / BrynLisa Goebel
  • The Bees / MusicianMolly MacKinnon
  • Stage ManagerMaria Zarrillo
  • Production SupportGenevieve Fleming
  • Photography (stills from video)Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez