Side Effects
In a town obsessed with pets and sheltered from reality, neurogeneticist Haven is haunted by the Huntington’s gene that destroyed her family. In her quest for a cure, she leaves behind computer simulations for live animal testing. A sharp, darkly comedic musical about science, survival, and the high cost of a cure.
Side Effects is about Haven who lives in a strange town where people love pets and ignore real problems. Haven is a scientist who studies diseases. Huntington’s disease (a serious brain illness) runs in her family. Haven is afraid she will get sick too. She tries to find a cure by testing animals. This show is a dark comedy and a musical.
Playwright: Erin Hutchison, Michelle Glen
Director:
Erin Hutchison, Annie Randall, Michelle Glen
Cast:
Bree Bouzetos, Dave Froland, Cassidy Galba, Sadie
Granigan-Lema, Mera Martens, Pauline Miki, Erwin Veugelers
Designers:
Caitlan Argueta, Payal Jotania
Stage
Manager: Nathan Behnke
Website: cathexistheatre.ca
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Theatre
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Music/Musical Theatre
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$20.00 inc $5.00 fees -
18-August 23, 2026 -
85 minutes -
30: The Playhouse -
Parental Guidance (PG) -
Show Contains: Adult Language/Content, Death, Drugs/Alcohol, Mental Illness/Disorders, Suicide, Violence, Violence Against Animals, Animal Death. Age Recommendation: 14+
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