Wanderlust
Improvised Tales of Travel, Love & Longing
Wanderlust is a fully improvised road trip across Canada—funny, heartfelt, and different every night. Two travelers hit the road in search of something important, and along the way they encounter unforgettable characters, unexpected detours, and the joys and disasters of getting to know someone mile by mile. Whether the journey leads to the Arctic Circle or a spectacularly ill-fated trip to IKEA, Wanderlust celebrates the mess, magic, and intimacy of life on the road.
Each performance is shaped by the audience, who choose where the travelers are going and why. From there, the cast builds the relationship, the conflicts, and the moments that define the journey in real time. A dynamic ensemble transforms the stage into highways, towns, wilderness, and roadside stops through bold physicality, vocal invention, and an evocative unchoreographed movement chorus woven throughout the story.
With new lead performers each show, Wanderlust is never the same trip twice—just a new road, a new relationship, and a new reason to keep going.
Directed by:
Lindsey McGowen
Assistant Director:
Leichelle Little
Format created by:
Ruby Willmann and Aaron Saenz for the Hideout Theatre in Austin, Texas, 2015.
