BENEVOLENCE
A Tarragon Theatre Production
presented in association with Why Not Theatre
and Broadleaf Creative
April 8 - May 4, 2025
Tarragon Extraspace
Created, Performed and Directed by Kevin Matthew Wong
Like many Canadians, Kevin’s always wondered about his roots. Kevin is Hakka (客家)…he thinks.
Out of the blue, he gets a phone call asking him to write a play about Hakka identity. For seniors. In Markham.
From creator and performer Kevin Matthew Wong (The Chemical Valley Project) comes a charming and intimate story that transforms into a layered Chinese-Canadian tale spanning continents, migrations, and generations.
Benevolence runs approximately 85 minutes with no intermission.
Image Gallery
Photos by: Jae Yang
Video Trailer
House Program
Audience Advisory
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Benevolence contains water-based fog.
Kevin Matthew Wong
Creator, Director, Writer, Video & Projection Designer
Echo Zhou
Set & Lighting Design
Chris Ross-Ewart
Sound Design
Olivia Wheeler
Assistant Sound Designer
Noel Pendawa
Video Assistant & Editor
Yizhou Zhang
Dramaturg
Tara Mohan
Stage Manager
Kayleigh Mundy
Apprentice Stage Manager
Jackson Nair
Apprentice Consulting Director
Sara Szymanski
Assistant Lighting Designer
Benevolence has been developed through residencies with Tarragon Theatre, Why Not Theatre, and the Centre for Drama Theatre and Performance Studies. Development of Benevolence has been generously supported by the Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council.