LATE COMPANY

Written by Jordan Tannahill
Directed by Kwaku Okyere

May 15th – 26th, 2024 @ Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
36 King Street W, Kitchener

TICKETS: $15-$40 (plus HST)

ABOUT THE SHOW:
“WE CAME HERE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS”

Debora and Michael, grappling with the loss of their son, Joel, make an unconventional decision in an attempt to find closure. Their path towards healing involves a tense dinner gathering with surprising guests. As the evening unfolds, questions of forgiveness and revenge come to the forefront, blurring the lines between acceptance, accountability, and retaliation.

Written with sensitivity and humour by the Award-winning author and playwright, Jordan Tannahill, Late Company, explores the complexities of human relationships and the challenges of finding peace balanced with the need for retribution.

Kwaku Okyere who starred in GLA’s 2019 presentation of The Seat Next To The King returns to the Region to make his solo-Directorial debut with this production. He recently received the Montreal English Theatre Award as Associate Director, Redbone Coonhound and co-directed the acclaimed production, Fairview in Vancouver and is completing his time as part of the distinguished Langham Directors Workshop at the Stratford Festival where he was Assistant Director on Richard II.

The cast includes Ryan Hollyman (Mirvish, National Arts Centre, Tarragon Theatre), Tanisha Taitt (Obsidian Theatre, Soulpepper, and current Artistic Director, Cahoots Theatre), Dieter Lische-Parkes (Yes Theatre/STC, CTV, Crave), and Green Light Arts Co-Founders, Carin Lowerison and Matt White.

“Tannahill’s script makes his characters abandon their pretenses, pick them up again, and then set them on fire.” — Mooney on Theatre

“This is theatre in its purest form: a cathartic cleansing … a palpable mix of hostility and pity on all sides … Late Company weighs heavily on your mind in the days following the performance.” — The Independent (UK)

“Late Company … is excruciatingly good theatre: it feels like open heart surgery.” —Vancouver Courier

AUDIENCE ADVISORY:

This play deals with discussions of suicide, queerness, bullying, and features strained family relationships. Recommended for Ages 13+ years.

ABOUT GREEN LIGHT ARTS:

Green Light Arts uses theatre to help make sense of the world, explore the challenges of contemporary society, illuminate hope, fuel possibility, and ignite imagination.

Founded in 2014, Green Light Arts is a theatre company based in Waterloo Region. We deliver well-crafted, provocative theatrical projects and pair artistic programming with purposeful outreach events to deepen community conversations about the ideas we put on stage. To date, we have delivered 25 theatrical productions to Waterloo Region and beyond. Recent productions include Izad Etemadi: Let Me Explain, This is How We Got Here, WE COULD BE, Guarded Girls. For more information, visit: www.greenlight-arts.com

Show Schedule:
Thur. May 16, 2024 | 8:00PM
Fri. May 17, 2024 | 8:00PM
Sat. May 18, 2024 | 8:00PM
Sun. May 19, 2024 | 4:00PM (pay-what-you-can)
Thur. May 23, 2024 | 8:00PM
Fri. May 24, 2024 | 8:00PM
Sat. May 25, 2024 | 8:00PM
Sun. May 26, 2024 | 4:00PM (pay-what-you-can)