Scene from the play Sextet | Photo courtesy Tarragon Theatre
“Very few people in Canada can match Panych’s accomplishments as a dramatist,” says Cass Simons, BComm 71, a member of the Concordia University Alumni Association Toronto chapter who helped organize the chapter's biannual theatre night.
The play by the two-time winner of the Governor General’s Award will be staged at the Tarragon Theatre. Founded in 1970, it’s considered a destination for contemporary drama in Canada, explains Simons.
“I’m very interested in theatre, and I’ve become the go-to for helping organize the theatre night,” says Simons, a Montreal-born John Molson School of Business graduate who worked over two decades as a recruiter for a financial services firm.
Don’t be deterred if you aren’t an avid theatregoer, says Simons, who notes: “There will be a wine and cheese to start with, and the opportunity to network.”
“I think it’s important to have a variety of different events each year,” he says of engaging Concordia graduates in Toronto. “It’s important for the alumni committee to try an get people involved.”