GET THAT HOPE

“YOU GOT TO TAKE A LIKKLE BIT OF SUFFERIN' TO GET THAT HOPE.” 

Richard Whyte is determined to celebrate Jamaican Independence Day in style. The rice is soaking, the ginger beer is cooling and today his lottery ticket is finally going to hit it big! But Richard’s squabbling family have other ideas, and over the course of a single sweltering day in Toronto’s Little Jamaica, a lifetime of buried secrets and dreams will finally come to light. Making its world première at the Studio Theatre, Get That Hope is a bittersweet drama of personal and cultural diasporas that brims with laughter and tears.

“Will have you nodding along and laughing in recognition” – Toronto Star

“Get that Hope is a short and sweet Jamaican Independence Day’s journey into night” – The Globe and Mail

Runtime:

One hour and 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.*
*Please note that all run times are approximate