
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 20 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 ADVISORYWIGHTS 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
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Pre-Show Talks
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 6pm in Crow's Theatre lobby:
- Join New York Times journalist and The Daily podcast co-host Sabrina Tavernise for a free pre-show conversation with WIGHTS playwright Liz Appel in the Crow’s Theatre lobby. Together, they’ll explore the current state of affairs in the U.S., unpack the recent election, and discuss what’s unfolding on the ground—along with insights into Canada’s political climate. This lively discussion will also include a Q&A. Reservations not required, open to everyone.
2. Post-Show Talks
- After every performance: join Richard Lee for a short post-show Q&A in the theatre
PAST EVENTS
1. IDEAS AT CROW'S THEATRE—Pre-Show Live Taping of CBC Radio's IDEAS
KNOCKING UNDER THE ICE
Jamesie Fournier with Nahlah AyedExamining 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
- Friday, January 31, 2025 with Liz Appel and Chris Abraham
3. Mask Required Performance
- Sunday January 19, 2025 @ 1:30 PM (PWYC)
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 6pm in Crow's Theatre lobby:
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Dates & Times
- Thu Feb 06, 2025 – 7:30pm Buy Tickets
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Fri Feb 07, 2025 – 7:30pm
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Sat Feb 08, 2025 – 7:30pm
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Sun Feb 09, 2025 – 1:30pm
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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