‘Smoke Gets in Your House’ reading to open Naked Stage season in Surrey
Published 7:30 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A reading of Smoke Gets in Your House opens Naked Stage’s fall-to-spring season in Surrey.
Launched 10 years ago, the company stages radio play-like performances without extensive lighting, sound or props, just actors on stage reading curated scripts. The stage at Newton Cultural Centre is “naked,” not actors who audition and rehearse.
On the Nov. 6-8 weekend, Ken Levine’s script reveals how a California wildfire changes the lives of two evacuated couples, played by Brian Johnston, Shawn Webster, Judith Betzler and Ryan Johnson, with drama and humour.
“The impending disaster forces both couples to face long-held values and differences that must be addressed,” explains director Colleen McGoff Dean on nspsociety.com, where single tickets are sold for $24, or $20 each for 10.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, at 13530 72 Ave., Surrey.
Patrons might recognize the voice of Webster, traffic reporter for CKNW radio station for two-plus decades before becoming a realtor. In 2022 she began acting and doing voice work.
The 2026-27 Naked Stage season features four script-readings, with Smoke Gets in Your House followed by Robert More’s Jessica’s Fine Adventure (next February), Meghan Kennedy’s The Counter (April) and Blaine Newton’s The Thin Grey Line (June).