ITSAZOO and Pacific Theatre, with the support of Neworld Theatre, present Meeting from May 14 to June 7, 2025.

Marking the playwriting debut of actor and writer Katherine Gauthier, Meeting invites audiences to join five participants of the support group, ‘Co-Dependents, Love and Sex Addicts Anonymous’ in an immersive, fly-on-the-wall experience as the group grapples with the dark corners of stigma, trauma, and trust.

“Meeting offers a peek behind the curtain at the challenging, nuanced, and, at times, horrifying, realities of people seeking therapy to deal with their sexual deviances,” says Sebastien Archibald, ITSAZOO’s Co-Artistic Producer, who also plays group member Rob. “An exercise in extreme vulnerability and transparency, Meeting drops audiences into the deep end of community care, as a shocking revelation from one of the participants forces the group to question whether everyone is deserving of acceptance and healing.”

Adds Kaitlin Williams, Pacific Theatre’s Artistic Director, who also plays group member Dawn: “A deeply personal exploration, Meeting is informed by Gauthier’s studies in counselling psychology and experience as an advocate for sexual abuse survivors. We were immediately drawn to this script for its ability to delve deep into some of life’s toughest questions with empathy and compassion, in an effort to expose and heal cycles of trauma for the benefit of all – from the oppressed to the oppressor.”

Directed by multi-award-winning director Chelsea Haberlin, the Artistic Director of Neworld Theatre, Meeting opens in an empty church activity room. Five people share their stories, struggling to connect in light of their wildly disparate experiences with love, sex, and desire. When the group’s newest member exposes their most vulnerable revelation, the group must evaluate the limits of their tolerance, trust, and acceptance.