Mike Payette, Artistic Director of Tarragon Theatre and Executive Director Lisa Li are excited to announce Interior Design, A World Premiere Tarragon Production. The piece written by award-winning playwright Rosa Laborde and directed by Kat Sandler runs in the Extraspace from October 15 - November 10, 2024 (opening October 23).

This one is for all the thirty-forty somethings who are still working through it all. So…all of us?

Four women, one Toronto condo… and a lot to work on. In Interior Design, in the midst of the stark, bare walls of a Toronto condo, four first-generation daughters of immigrants navigate the complexities of midlife, the evolution of their friendships, and of course, the relentless pressure of Toronto’s real estate market.

As the group comes together to circle around a friend in need of support, they are forced to confront the void where intimacy once thrived. The result is a comedic, cathartic, deeply relatable piece that will leave audiences feeling a sense of community with all those working through the frustrating realities of adulthood and the battle to remain authentic and true to themselves and their relationships, in a world that increasingly feels transactional.

“Hilarious and deeply resonant, Rosa Laborde has gotten to the essence of what it means to unpack the relationships that have grounded us since childhood. Interior Design's fast-paced and welcome energetic style is only matched by the magically talented Kat Sandler's comedic vision and an exceptional ensemble cast of some of our city's most acclaimed actors,” notes Artistic Director Mike Payette. “This is a story for the Gen Xers, the older millennials, and all those before and after who feel that rumbling to change the decor inside themselves.”

Interior Design is written by award-winning playwright Rosa Laborde (Tarragon’s Léo, Crave’s Nesting), with set and costume design by Shannon Lea Doyle (Tarragon’s El Terremoto), lighting design by Imogen Wilson (Crow’s Theatre’s Rosmersholm), sound design by Maddie Bautista (Tarragon’s Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers, and Little Brothers), and performances by Sara Farb (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway and Canadian premiere), Rong Fu (CBS/Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Anita Majumdar (Rose Theatre’s Hamlet) and Meghan Swaby (The Howland Company’s Prodigal). With direction by Kat Sandler (Tarragon’s Yaga).

Interior Design runs in the Extraspace Oct 15 - Nov 10, 2024, opening Oct 23.

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Interior Design (world premiere)

A World Premiere Tarragon Production

by Rosa Laborde

Extraspace

Oct 15 - Nov 10, 2024 (opening Oct 23)

True friends stab you in the front. – Oscar Wilde

An attempted intervention between a group of girlfriends backfires spectacularly in this new play from award-winning playwright Rosa Laborde (Léo, Light), directed by Tarragon favourite Kat Sandler (Mustard, Yaga), Interior Design is a comedy of messy renovations and even messier truths.

CAST + CREW

written by Rosa Laborde (she/her)

directed by Kat Sandler (she/her)

set and costume design by Shannon Lea Doyle (she/her)

lighting design by Imogen Wilson (she/her)

sound design by Maddie Bautista (she/her)

stage management by Nazarah Carlisle (she/they)

apprentice stage management by Annasofie 诗慧 Jakobsen (she/her)

performances by Sara Farb (she/her), Rong Fu (she/her), Anita Majumdar (she/her) and Meghan Swaby (she/her)

Single Tickets range from $15 - $72 and can be purchased online at tarragontheatre.com, or by phone at 416-531-1827. Discounts are available for students, groups and arts workers. Contact the box office for more information.

Tarragon offers the most flexible subscription packages in the city with significant discounts on subscription pricing. Plus, allowing patrons to choose their productions, change their dates free of charge. Visit the website or call Patron Services today for more information.

Rush tickets are sold for $35, by phone, in person or online via tickets.tarragontheatre.com starting 3 hours before the performance. Rush tickets are subject to availability.

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