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WIGHTS

  • A Crow’s Theatre Production | A Crow's Theatre Commission
  • Liz Appel
  • Chris Abraham
  • Jan 7 - Feb 9, 2025
  • $65.00-$100.00
  • Approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes including intermission
  • Guloien Theatre
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    WORLD PREMIERE | A Crow's Theatre Commission

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    It’s Halloween 2024, one week before the U.S. election. Anita Knight, a brilliant and ambitious Yale academic, has gathered her closest friends to help her prepare for the job interview of a lifetime. Her husband arrives, late to the party, setting off a chain of events no one sees coming.

    In this biting social satire, two couples confront each other and themselves, and no one will ever be the same. As their carefully constructed stories unravel, dark forces threaten friendships, marriages, and perhaps even the fate of humanity itself.

    Just imagine if Edward Albee and Jordan Peele had a baby—and that baby had a dinner party.

    WIGHTS is written by playwright Liz Appel and directed by Crow’s Theatre Artistic Director Chris Abraham. Liz holds an MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College, an MPhil in Modern and Medieval Languages from Cambridge University; and an M.A. and MPhil in English from Yale. Plus, she interviews artists for Vogue.com.

    The WIGHTS cast features Ari Cohen (Infinite Life, Coal Mine Theatre), Sochi Fried (The Game of Love and Chance, Shaw Festival), Richard Lee (The Orphan of Zhao, Shaw Festival), and Rachel Leslie (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Broadway)

    AUDIENCE ADVISORY
    WIGHTS includes adult content and language and explores themes of racism. Theatrical haze, stage blood, and video/lighting effects are used in this production. For more information, please contact the Box Office. 
    SEATING INFORMATION

    NOTE: Seating map is a not an exact representation and is subject to change. 

    DIGITAL PROGRAMME

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    PERFORMANCE NOTES

    1. IDEAS AT CROW'S THEATRE—Pre-Show Live Taping of CBC Radio's IDEAS

    KNOCKING UNDER THE ICE
    Jamesie Fournier with Nahlah Ayed
     
    Examining the parallels between Inuit storytelling and modern horror narratives, Jamesie Fournier explores the importance of being afraid and how the other side comes back to haunt us for our own damn good.
    • Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 10:30 AM
    • NOTE: Admission to the taping is free, but space is limited, and separate tickets are requried if you wish  to attend the performance afterwards.

    2. Post-Show Talk

    • Tuesday, January 21, 2025

    3. Mask Required Performances

    • Sunday January 19, 2025 @ 1:30 PM (PWYC)
    • Wednesday January 29, 2025 @ 1:30 PM
     

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  • The Team

    CAST

    • Ari Cohen - Danny
    • Sochi Fried - Celine
    • Richard Lee - Bing
    • Rachel Leslie - Anita

    CREATIVE

    • Liz Appel - Playwright
    • Chris Abraham - Director
    • Joshua Quinlan - Set & Props Designer
    • Ming Wong - Costume Designer
    • Imogen Wilson - Lighting Designer
    • Thomas Ryder Payne - Sound Designer
    • Nathan Bruce - Video Designer
    • Peter Fernandes - Assistant Director
    • Anita Nittoly - Fight & Intimacy Director
    • Kathleen Johnson - Head of Wardrobe
    • Samantha Little - Head of Props
    • Kai-Yueh Chen - Stage Manager
    • Sandi Becker - Assistant Stage Manager