mixed(er)

an Unwrap Theatre production

WORLD PREMIERE – mixed(er) is a comedic coming-of-adulthood story about Sam, a biracial woman who returns to her parents’ home in Kitchener-Waterloo after completing her undergrad. What she thought was going to be a low-key homecoming quickly spirals into chaos when she learns they are throwing her a surprise birthday party, including her White friends and only Black friend. Family wounds surface, cultural tensions flare, and a jerk chicken casserole is the final straw of her fractured identity’s back.

Between bedroom fights, hair tangles, a secret unconscious boyfriend, and a Mennonite bakery heist, Sam confronts what it means to belong — to her Black Caribbean heritage, her White mother, her friends, her city, and herself.

Playwright – Sam Mercury & Alten Wilmot
Director – Vanessa Spence
Stage Manager – Charlotte Peters
Production Manager – Noah Snow
Set Designer – Chin Palipane

Cast:
Sam Mercury
Joseph Njoku
Nathan Rossi
Kayleigh Murphy
Nathan Rossi
Chantaine Green-Leach

About the Artists

Sam Mercury is an emerging actor and writer based in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Alten Wilmot is an emerging actor and playwright based in both Toronto and K-W.

The two met after being paired up during the inaugural Arts Exchange by MT Space in 2020. After bonding over their mutual experiences of growing up biracial in Waterloo Region, they began to devise mixed(er) in the hopes of starting a conversation around the biracial identity.

CENTRE IN THE SQUARE – STUDIO STAGE
101 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON

WORLD PREMIERE | SEASON OPENER
Thu, Oct 1 _______ 7:30 PM

MORE SHOWTIMES:
Fri, Oct 2 ________ 7:30 PM
Sat Oct 3 ________ 2:00 PM
Sat Oct 3 ________ 7:30 PM

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