Ted Dykstra and Gemma James-Smith (photo credit: lucetg.com)
The G(r)eeksIf you needed An Idiot’s Guide to Investing for your RRSP, chances are you might be a tad lost.
by Sarah Deshaies
It’s early, early in the morning in fall 2008, and Jason is holed away in his skyscraper office, desperately awaiting the catastrophic crash of his hedge fund. His former assistant Cass turns up with a sheath of papers, dredging up memories and uncomfortable truths.
The Centaur presents the world premiere of Michael Mackenzie’s mouthful of a new play, Instructions to any Future Socialist Government Wishing to Abolish Christmas. The title is fitting; the two characters, a high-powered hedge fund manager and his creation/assistant, an autistic mathematical genius, motor along, spitting out lines laden with economic jargon and Hellenic philosophy. At times, you feel like you’re watching a Greek tragedy... in ancient Greek.
