Quebec Premiere THE RULES OF PLAYING RISK

Hudson Village Theatre is proud to present the Quebec premiere of The Rules of Playing Risk by acclaimed Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva (Hurry Hard, Where You Are), running July 8–19, 2026. Produced and directed by Trevor Barrette, following his hit production of Bed and Breakfast last summer at HVT, this heartfelt and humorous intergenerational comedy explores family, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to reconnect across generations. Recovering from an accident in his secluded Parry Sound home, unsociable retiree Garfield Lyons is forced out of isolation when his estranged fourteen-year-old grandson, Brandon, needs a place to serve his house arrest. With encouragement from his outspoken nurse Maggie, Garfield reluctantly agrees, sending grandfather and grandson on a fraught journey through old wounds, the divide between fathers and sons and grandparents and grandchildren, and the fragile possibility of rebuilding family. Featuring an intergenerational cast of returning Hudson Village Theatre performers Matt Holland (Wife Begins at Forty), Anne-Marie Saheb (Strawberries in January), and Ryan Hill (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), the production brings together familiar faces for a moving and entertaining story about connection, vulnerability, and hope.