Bootycandy
By Robert O’Hara
September 30 – October 17, 2026
a Buddies and Obsidian Theatre Company co-production
The durational comedy of parental hypocrisy. A reverend in high heels. A formal lesbian breakup at a tropical destination.
The THEYHEARD folks are trying to start new rumours, but fortunately, we’ve got a lot of witnesses. Bootycandy shows us a young man’s experience of power, permissibility, and privilege from the childhood dinner table to the playwrights’ circle to the dark disarray of a stranger’s hotel room. Robert O’Hara’s meta-theatrical, semi-autobiographical dark comedy fleshes out an intricate embodiment of Black queer life.
Photo of Jay Northcott by Fran Chudnoff, styling by Angela Cabrera, makeup by Rahnell Branton.
Robert O’Hara // playwright
Jay Northcott // director
Helen Belay // Performer (Actor 1)
Kyle Brown // Performer (Actor 2)
Meghan Swaby // Performer (Actor 3)
Christopher Allen // Performer (Actor 4)
Dan Mousseau // Performer (Actor 5)
Kyle Brown // Performer (Actor 2)
Meghan Swaby // Performer (Actor 3)
Christopher Allen // Performer (Actor 4)
Dan Mousseau // Performer (Actor 5)
Nick Blais // Set Designer
Arianna Moodie // Costume Designer
Darren Shaen // Lighting Designer
David Ariza // Sound Designer + Composer
Lish Evans // Set Design Associate
Arianna Moodie // Costume Designer
Darren Shaen // Lighting Designer
David Ariza // Sound Designer + Composer
Lish Evans // Set Design Associate