NICE WHITE PARENTS

by Teneile Warren

nice white parents is a new satire by Teneile Warren (Beyonsea and the Mothers, 2025) that explores themes of anti-Blackness, white privilege, identity and family through the journey of fatherhood for Antonio and his partner Lily. When Lily gives birth to a visibly Black baby, a generational family secret is revealed: his family has been passing as white. Antonio is devastated. His mother hires a Black nanny, Gladys, to help this once thought-to-be white family parent their Black child. 

LOVE ME BACK

by Michael Kras

‘Love Me Back’, written by and starring Voaden Prize-winning playwright, Michael Kras, uses magic and illusion as a theatrical language to explore the fragility of belief, the human desire to love and be loved, and the quiet heartbreak that occurs when illusion gives way to truth. Blending personal storytelling, humour, and seven magic tricks, the piece examines the paradox at the heart of magic, namely, that it presents the impossible while reminding us it is impossible. Yet even knowing we are being “tricked,” we remain moved by the experience. The work asks: Why do we choose belief? Why do we risk love knowing it may end? Is love a form of illusion?

A 30-minute excerpt of Love Me Back was presented as part of Tarragon Theatre’s 2025 Greenhouse Festival.