Versus: Sneak Peek!
By Adam Lazarus and Guillermo Verdecchia
Co-Produced by Quiptake Theatre, The Theatre Centre and the National Arts Centre’s Creation Fund
Live, theatrical, and, unrepeatable: be part of the first audiences to sneak a peek at the surreal and laugh-out-loud world of Versus from Adam Lazarus, Guillermo Verdecchia, and Ann-Marie Kerr.
With support from The Theatre Centre, Canada Council, OAC, TAC and a significant investment from NAC’s Creation Fund, our team of award-winning creators will be designing the world of Versus in a seven-week intensive development phase in Residency, culminating in three sneak peek performances May 22-24, 2026. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the process, to say you saw it before anyone else!
A bit more about the show:
It’s Gerald’s birthday and he doesn’t want to go to his party – everything is just too much. So maybe could you help him with breakfast? Can someone else walk his dog? He soon finds himself at the emergency dentist and from the first inhale of nitrous, Gerald and the audience are on a ride through the comedy, grief, horror, and joy of being alive and trying to make it to your own birthday party. Cake included.
Adam Lazarus: Co-Creator, Co-Writer, Performer
Guillermo Verdecchia: Co-Creator, Co-Writer, Co-Director
Ann-Marie Kerr: Co-Creator, Co-Director
Alexis Eastman: Co-Creator, Creative Producer
Gillian Gallow: Co-Creator, Set, Prop & Costume Design
Electra Pappa: Asst. Set & Prop Design
David Mesiha: Co-Creator, Sound & Projection Design
Michelle Ramsay: Co-creator, Lighting Co-Designer
Za Hughes: Lighting Co-Designer
Michael Kras: Illusion Design & Direction
Gibum Dante Lim & Hannah Sunley-Paisley: Ensemble
Annasofie Jakobsen: Production Manager
Fiona Jones: Stage Manager
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Versus is being developed in Residency at The Theatre Centre.
Residency is generously supported by:
May 22
to May 24, 2026
Tickets are $20 (limited early bird pre-sale until April 1) – $35
I WAS THERE WHEN tickets are:
$20 until April 1
$25 from April 1 – 30
$35 in May
Franco Boni Theatre
May 22 at 8PM
May 23 at 8PM
May 24 at 1PM
Advisories/Age Restrictions: 12+
This performance is 90 minutes
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