BENEVOLENCE
A Tarragon Theatre Production
presented in association with Why Not Theatre
and Broadleaf Creative
April 8 - May 4, 2025
Tarragon Extraspace
Created and Performed by Kevin Matthew Wong
Kevin is a theatre creator. 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.
Kevin Matthew Wong
Creator/Writer/Performer & Projection Design
Echo Zhou
Set & Lighting Design
Chris Ross-Ewart
Sound Design
Olivia Wheeler
Assistant Sound Designer
Noel Pendawa
Video Assistant & Editor
Mike Payette
Consulting Director
Yizhou Zhang
Dramaturg
Tara Mohan
Stage Manager
Kayleigh Mundy
Apprentice Stage Manager
Jackson Nair
Process Auditor
Showtimes
Tuesday
April 8, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Wednesday
April 9, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Thursday
April 10, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Friday
April 11, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Saturday
April 12, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Sunday
April 13, 2025
Preview –
2:00 pm*
*Pre-Show Tarragon Talk at 12:00pm
Tuesday
April 15, 2025
Preview –
7:30 pm
Wednesday
April 16, 2025
Opening –
7:30 pm
Thursday
April 17, 2025
7:30 pm
Friday
April 18, 2025
7:30 pm
Saturday
April 19, 2025
2:00 pm*
*Mask Required Performance
Saturday
April 19, 2025
7:30 pm
Sunday
April 20, 2025
2:00 pm
Tuesday
April 22, 2025
7:30 pm*
*Mask Required Performance
Wednesday
April 23, 2025
7:30 pm
Thursday
April 24, 2025
7:30 pm
Friday
April 25, 2025
7:30 pm
Saturday
April 26, 2025
2:00 pm
Saturday
April 26, 2025
7:30 pm
Sunday
April 27, 2025
2:00 pm
Tuesday
April 29, 2025
7:30 pm
Wednesday
April 30, 2025
7:30 pm
Thursday
May 1, 2025
7:30 pm
Friday
May 2, 2025
7:30 pm
Saturday
May 3, 2025
7:30 pm
Sunday
May 4, 2025
2:00 pm
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.