Instant
A TYA play about the pursuit of instant fame.
Leah Fong and Michelle Rambharose, set and costume by Cathia Pagotto, lighting by Andrea Lundy
Leah Fong, Dakota Jamal Wellman and Michelle Rambharose, set and costume by Cathia Pagotto, lighting by Andrea Lundy
Leah Fong, set and costume by Cathia Pagotto, lighting by Andrea Lundy
“I’m just going for it, just losing myself in the words, and for the first time in my whole life, I know what I want.”
In Instant, three teens find out how far they’ll go in their quest to be seen and heard. Meredith is a singer-songwriter who makes YouTube videos of covers in an attempt to gain Internet fame. But her friend Jay, a rising hockey star, can’t understand why she won’t post her original songs. When their classmate Rosie suddenly goes viral after a video is posted of her singing to raise money for her father’s medical bills, Meredith’s jealousy takes over and she pushes Rosie too far, triggering a near-deadly response.
TYA - 45 minutes / Cast - 2w, 1m
Instant was directed by Dean Patrick Fleming. It was commissioned and produced by Geordie Theatre under Artistic Director Mike Payette and General Manager Kathryn Westoll.
Production History
Geordie Theatre (Montréal) - school tour 2016/2017
Young Peoples’ Theatre/Geordie (Toronto) - 2018
Awards and Reviews
Montreal English Theatre Award for Outstanding New Text 2017
Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding TYA Production 2018
“An important, perceptive play for our times. ”
— Lynn Slotkin, Intermission
