BiG STUFF

A Prairie Theatre Exchange Presentation of a Baram and Snieckus Production

WRITTEN & CREATED BY MATT BARAM & NAOMI SNIECKUS, CO-CREATED & DIRECTED BY KAT SANDLER

Further development supported by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montreal, 2025

Some things we keep. Some things keep us.

Comedy duo—and married couple—Matt Baram (Umbrella Academy, The Apprentice Movie)and Naomi Snieckus (Mr.D, Handmaids Tale) invite you to Big Stuff, a funny, generous, and surprisingly moving exploration of the objects we hold onto—and the memories we’re afraid to lose.

Directed by award-winning playwright Kat Sandler (Yaga and Anne of Green Gables), this fast-paced two-hander unpacks the emotional and absurd aspects of loss – from basement clutter to memories that linger.

With a style of humour honed at Second City and comedy clubs around the world, they turn everyday “things” into portals to love, loss, and identity. She wants to keep everything. He wants to throw it all away. Is she sentimental? Is he heartless? Or are they both just trying to make sense of what we carry with us—and why?

Big Stuff asks a simple question: What would you keep, and what would you let go?

"Big Stuff more than earns its lofty yet casual title. If there’s any justice in this world, it will tour the country, continent — and world. It could very well become Canada’s answer to a hit like Every Brilliant Thing. Don’t miss it". (5 Stars). -Glenn Sumi

"It's hysterically funny yet they are so vulnerable and courageous! Run, don't walk!". -Jean Stilwell, Classical 96FM

"Big Stuff proves it's a Keeper" -Broadway World                                                                      

"Big Stuff is one of those pieces of theatre you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life". -Globe and Mail                                                                                              

"Comedy couple masterfully blend improv into must-see show". **** -Next Magazine

Stage Manager: Seren Brooke Lannon, Set Design: Michelle Tracey, Lighting Design: Emilie Trimbee, Sound Design: Tim Lindsay, Improvisation Consultant: Rebecca Northan, Assistant Director: Rachel Moore.                                                    

*The particpation of artists Matt Baram, Naomi Snieckus, Kat Sandler, and Seren Brooke Lannon is arranged by permission of Canadian Actor's Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance • Opera • Theatre Policy (DOT).

*The particpation of artists Michelle Tracey and Emilie Trimbee is arranged by permission of the ADC (Associated Designers of Canada).

January 20 - February 1, 2026
Preview: January 20, 2026, PTE, Winnipeg.

Prairie Theatre Exchange
Treaty 1 Territory
Unit Y300 – 393 Portage Avenue
3rd Floor, Portage Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3B 3H6
Box Office (204) 942-5483
boxoffice@pte.mb.ca

Photo Credit: Dahlia Katz

Photo Credit: Dahlia Katz

© Baram and Snieckus 2019