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impel theatre and Oldham Coliseum Theatre (Toronto, Ontario/Manchester, UK) present a fresh collaboration of the remote digital and interactive production of Caridad Svich’s An Acorn via Zoom. We continue to be isolated, more than 1 year on from the initial lockdowns. While vaccine rollouts mean that some semblance of “normal” life will return, the experience of this isolation, fear, and upheaval will linger with us. We have learned in this time about our fellow humans, and while there have been moments of hope, the divide between factions feels to have grown into a chasm. Will we ever reconnect? Or has the awareness of these differences changed us forever? Conceived by Kendra Jones and Blythe Haynes, the production features 2 actors who will be rehearsed in advance and present at the live performance; Canadians Ryan G. Hinds and Blythe Haynes who