red
by john logan
march 28 to april 6th
“There is only one thing I fear in life, my friend... One day the black will swallow the red.”
After the sold out, award winning run of Suddenly Last Summer, and the site-specific, haunting success of SAMCA, Riot King is back to present the Tony award-winning play RED; a thrilling two-hander, starring Lindsay Merrithew and Brendan Kinnon, about abstract painter Mark Rothko and the creation of the Seagram Murals.
RED, written by John Logan and directed by Kenzia Dalie, reflects on what it means to create space for contemplation. What can art teach us about finding the balance? How can we use it to process complex emotions and work through trauma? From prepping canvases and mixing pigments to their symbiotic dance of painting, Rothko and his new assistant Ken are weighed in the balance, challenging each other on art, life, and what it means to connect as human beings.
The show opens on March 28th and runs until April 6th. Performances will be held at The Theatre Centre (1115 Queen Street W) Incubator Space and will begin at 7:00PM with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday starting at 2:00PM. The closest major intersection is Queen W and Ossington Ave, and is accessible by streetcar and bus. Drinks are available at the Theatre Centre Cafe and are permitted in the theatre. This production features an all-star design team including Kenzia Dalie, Kit Norman, and Kathleen Welch. RED will also feature original paintings by abstract painter Ian Harper. Arrive early to view more original work by oil painter Ian Harper displayed in the theatre, and participate in creating your own work of ‘red’ art!
Click this link to purchase tickets through The Theatre Centre website. Tickets are available for $25, $35, or $50 and patrons are welcome to pay the price they choose. This show is made possible by partnerships with the Ontario College of Art and Design and Tipping Hands Media.
click here for the show’s full program
creative team
kenzia dalie
director/Set Design
Kenzia Dalie is a theatre maker, artist, designer, director, and producer based in Tkaronto. She is currently developing her new play Clowns Reading Shakespeare, produced with Panoply Theatre Collective, and filming theatre and live events with her company Full Haus Productions. Seasonally producing events such as TIFF’s Festival Street’s Stage, National Canadian Film Day, and Living Room Sessions, Kenzia is always finding ways to bring free entertainment to a society that currently values commodity over connection. She hopes that all who engage with her work can better reflect on their perspectives of the world and how they choose to act within it.
Lindsay G. Merrithew received his theatrical training at the Juilliard School as a member of Group 15. His career has spanned stage, film, and television in both Canada and the U.S. Selected theatrical credits include Family Business at the Hudson Street Theater in Los Angeles, the title role in Shakespeare's Macbeth and Tom Sargent in David Hare’s Skylight at the Berkeley Street Theatre and Brutus in Julius Caesar, which was broadcast on BRAVO. His selected film and television credits include HBO’s upcoming prequel to Stephen King’s IT, Fox’s hit series Accused, Netflix’s Suits, Lifetime’s The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, and the new Apple Original series The Last Frontier.
lindsay merrithew
rothko
Brendan is a queer, non-binary theatre performer, producer, and director who is inspired every day by the beauty of the natural world. They have produced and performed in a variety of projects across the country including new-Canadian plays, audio dramas, short films, and festivals! Selected performance credits include: Paul in The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Playhouse Collective), Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Panoply Collective), and Michael in The Boys in the Band (The EDGE). Brendan is passionate about new play development and loves to work with writers and directors to bring a story to life for the first time.
Brendan kinnon
ken
NATALIA BUSHNIK
PRODUCER
liz bragale
STAGE MANAGER
kathleen welch
COSTUME DESIGN
BRACKEN BURNS
IMPACT PRODUCER
IAN HARPER
ABSTRACT PAINTER
callan forrester
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
kit norman
LIGHTING DESIGN
damon mclean
DIGITAL MEDIA