Velvet Wells

I Scream, You Scream… Justice! is about more than wanting your favourite sweet treat back. When we take collective action and speak out, big changes can happen that better serve our communities.

A comedy show like no other — the Amuse Bouche Variety Show will tickle your funny bone on January 24 at the Atelier Studio in Arts Court.

The first ever workshop to disrupt anti-Black racism using improv is taking place on Oct. 19 at The Grove Studio in Hintonburg.
Velvet Wells, creative producer, musician, comedian and all-around helpful person, is leading the workshop. Called Use Improve to Disrupt! Anti-Black Racism, they say that this workshop is designed for community members who have experienced anti-Blackness in public settings.

May’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Hingman Leung, Adrienne Row-Smith, and Velvet Wells to support a series of experimental workshops exploring the use of improvisational theatre techniques to respond to racism. “No matter how much training I take on anti-racism,” explains Hingman, “I always freeze up when someone says something to me that feels like […]

All Request Radio, an improv music show from Ottawa’s The Velvet Duke, is moving to a monthly format.

On May 15th, the Ottawa Arts Council announced the recipients of its highly-anticipated Arts Awards at the Ottawa Little Theatre. Each year, the Ottawa Arts Council places a call out to the greater arts community to secure nominations for the seven awards it distributes: the Victor Tolgesy Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of residents who […]

This week is Week 2 of Fresh Meat! Starting with plays on Thursday, October 20, the festival ends this Saturday, October 22, with a late-night closing party from 10pm to 2am at Arts Court.

Ryan Pepper: Velvet Wells is an entertainer in the truest sense of the term. Over the course of (Re)Tired Magical Black Man, Velvet plays dJerald the Djinn, whose wish-granting abilities set the action for the show; four puppets; a couple of inanimate talking objects; and they sing as well.”