HORSEPLAY
Written by Kole Durnford
Directed by Micheline Chevrier
Recommended for ages 13+
Presented at the Segal Centre
March 2027
Horse has a crush and Jacques, his jockey, is trying to keep them focused on the race ahead. But as race day approaches, the relationship between a horse and his jockey becomes the heart of a wildly funny and unexpectedly moving story about friendship, loyalty, and growing up. What begins in absurd comedy opens into something deeper: a love story about being truly known, and about what happens when the person who has always been by your side may not be able to stay there forever.
Tender, strange, and full of heart, HORSEPLAY is a theatrical ride with real emotional force.
HORSEPLAY is part of our new series Geordie After Dark.
Themes & Concepts
Platonic Love & Intense Friendship
Identity & Change
Loyalty & Co-Dependence
Social Pressures & Peer Influence
Substance Use & Addiction
Boundaries & Responsibility
Growing Apart
All performances are presented at the
Segal Centre
5170 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal, Québec, H3W 1M7
Getting there:
By metro: Côte-Sainte-Catherine (orange line), Snowdon (orange + blue line)
By bus: 129, 17, 51
By car: Street parking, YM-YWHA indoor parking lot at 5400 Westbury Avenue ($)
By BIXI: Snowdon metro; Beaucourt / Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Creative Team
Kole Durnford – Playwright
Micheline Chevrier – Director
Jesse Ash – Sound Designer
Diana Uribe – Set & Costume Designer
Andrea Lundy – Lighting Designer