The Gargoyle Theatre is a Winnipeg venue which presents original theatrical productions by Winnipeg-based creators. Please note the venue’s bathrooms are down a flight of thirteen steps, and therefore are not accessible.
Description
For the first time ever, The Gargoyle Theatre is happy to host Megan Clarke as she releases her debut romance novel, The Love Monologue.
Based in Winnipeg, MB, this contemporary romance focuses on independent theatre, mental health, and strong community, and we are super proud to be involved in this launch.
About the Event:
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, Event begins at 7:00 PM
About the Author:
Megan Clarke is a contemporary romance author by day and an arts worker by night. Her stories are full of strong female characters, found family and mental health representation. As a freelance creator, she's granted abundant time to daydream about fictional characters falling in love, but only if sharp banter and happily ever afters are involved. She currently lives in Winnipeg with her cat.
About the book:
Cathy Price prefers to stay in the dark. Literally. As a lighting technician at the Elysian Theatre, she can control the spotlight without ever having to stand in it. But when her boss tells her the fall show has been cancelled, Cathy is thrust into the terrifying role of playwright. Her panic hits a fever pitch when the perfect leading man walks through the door at auditions: Aaron Dobbs. Tall, handsome, and the same arrogant actor who ruined her life four years ago.
Aaron is exhausted by his career as a charming Hallmark actor, and is desperate for a role with genuine depth. He knows Cathy hates him, but when he is cast in Cathy's show, the electricity crackling between them during late-night rehearsals is impossible to ignore. As icy glares melt into stolen kisses, Cathy begins to believe that Aaron might be more than the boy who broke her heart and sabotaged her university career.
However, in the notoriously fickle world of show business, nothing stays a secret for long. When a hidden truth threatens to bring the curtain down on their fragile new romance and her show, Cathy must decide if she's ready to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
The Love Monologue is a standalone theatre-based romantic comedy full of strong female characters, found family and mental health representation. For fans of books like ‘The Hating Game’ and ‘Funny You Should Ask’, or movies like ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’
This is the first full-length, interconnected standalone novel (can be read in any order) in the Curtain Call series, where the best chemistry isn't rehearsed, and love takes the spotlight.
Date & Time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Venue Details
The Gargoyle Theatre
585 Ellice AvenueWinnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z7
