About this Event
White As Snow - Ottawa
After performing the show in New York City and across Canada, it felt fitting to come home to wrap up the tour. I am so excited to share this story with family and friends in the city that made me and started it all.
-Rose-Ingrid
After a successful run in New York City this spring, comedian Rose-Ingrid Benjamin is bringing their powerful solo performance across Canada.
4 STARS - " ... a deeply personal yet thoroughly relatable journey of self-discovery... The performance is stunning, and the writing is as sharp as a knife..." The Edmonton Journal
Told from the perspective of a Haitian, Queer, eldest immigrant daughter, former worship leader and missionary, White As Snow tells the story of a young girl wrestling between two Gods. It is a tender reckoning with faith, family, identity, and the ways we come home to ourselves.
Ottawa multi-hyphenate Rose-Ingrid Benjamin's first play blends spoken word, storytelling, and song to weave a "deeply personal solo piece" that explores and challenges what it means to believe, belong, and walk away.
The performance is in English, with French and Kreyòl featured in memories and songs.
DATES: Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5th, 2026
TIME: 8 pm(doors at 7:30 pm)
LOCATION: Hamilton Theatre Inc.
TICKETS: $30 in advance, $35 at the door
Credits
Written and Performed by: Rose-Ingrid Benjamin (She/They)
Directed by: Kyle Brown (He/Him)
Musical Direction and Compositions by: Katie James (He/She)
Dramaturgy by: Cherissa Richards (She/Her)
Promo Images by: Daniel Hunt
DATES: October 14-16* [October 16th is a Black Out Night]
TIME: 7:30 pm (doors at 7:00 pm)
LOCATION: Arts Court Studio
TICKETS: $30 in advance, $35 at the door
Credits
Written and Performed by: Rose-Ingrid Benjamin (She/They)
Directed by: Kyle Brown (He/Him)
Musical Direction and Compositions by: Katie James (He/She)
Art Design by: Nataly Kais (She/Her)
Dramaturgy by: Cherissa Richards (She/Her)
Promo Images by: Daniel Hunt
Content:
Themes of grief, loss, faith deconstruction, and spiritual abuse. Instances of homophobia, anti-Black racism, suicide, and corporal punishment.
Event venue & nearby stays
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
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