HAGS by Aaron Jan

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

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"Fascinating and Disturbing" - Slotkin Letter

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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https://hagsantigone2020.wordpress.com/hags/ for more info

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