SLAVE PLAY

By Jeremy O. Harris, Canadian Stage (2025)

When three interracial couples undergo the experimental "Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy" to address sexual and emotional issues in their relationships, underlying tensions reach a boiling point. As they attempt to reconcile their relationships, themes of race, sex, and power dynamics unravel through a searing, satirical debrief.

Cast: Sophia Walker, Gord Rand, Sébastien Heins, Amy Rutherford, Justin Eddy, Kwaku Okyere, Beck Lloyd, Rebecca Applebaum.

Company: Canadian Stage Director: Jordan Laffrenier

“Kwaku Okyere and Justin Eddy chart gay couple Gary and Dustin’s volatile path with precise emotional calibration”

— Scott Sneddon, Sesaya Arts Magazine

CREDITS

Cast: Sophia Walker, Gord Rand, Sébastien Heins, Amy Rutherford, Justin Eddy, Kwaku Okyere, Beck Lloyd, Rebecca Applebaum Playwright: Jeremy O. Harris Director: Jordan Laffrenier Set Design: Gillian Gallow Costume Design: Rachel Forbes Lighting Design: Daniel Bennett Sound Design: Thomas Rider Payne Movement and Intimacy Director: Anisa Tejpar Fight Director: Anita Nittoly Violin Coach: Kevin Wong Stage Manager: Neha Ross Assistant Stage Managers: Tamara Protic, Davis Shewchuk

The photography on this page is by Dahlia Katz.