HAGS by Aaron Jan

"HAGS has a fierce momentum that pulls you into its cautionary hot-take on the dangers of ideology" - Istvan Reviews

"Fascinating and Disturbing" - Slotkin Letter

Commissioned by York University for their 2020/2021 Theatre Season, HAGS played November 22-29th 2020.

HAGS (Hamiltonians Against Groups of Sadism) is a horror play that takes place entirely on conference call software. The play chronicles an online encounter between a young, left wing activist group and a dangerous alt-right militia as they attempt to survive being held hostage in their video-chat room.

HAGS explores the act of forgiveness in vengeful millennials. How do we find justice in online spaces? When do we go too far in our pursuit of a better world?

Directed by David Jansen

Dramaturgy by David Jansen, Sara Masciotra-Milstein, and Celeste Lacroix

Assistant Directed by Megi Kaca

Set Design by Paula Engstrom

Sound Design by David Browne

Stage Managed by Samantha Uhl

Starring Frank Chung, Din Dizon, Jacob Hope, Joshua Kilmnik and Jasnoor Sandhur

Poster by Araceli Ferrera. Photos from the 2020 York Production.

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