Late-in-Life Lesbian

Cast of Late-in-Life Lesbian

Shane - Shane Thevenot, @shanethevenot
Gay Voices - Lucy Gervais, @thelucygervaisshow

Note from Shane

Hi there!

Thank you for coming to the world premiere of Late-in-Life Lesbian. Lucy and I are very proud of the work we’ve done, and we believe we have a killer show on our hands. It has been a wild and humbling ride and it’s only just beginning.

Speak of the devil, special thanks are in order to Lucy Gervais, not only for their aspirational talent and creativity, but for showing me kindness and friendship throughout this process. Special thanks also to Nat Pace, who introduced me to Lucy when I was looking for a director; Lou Laurence, who helped me tremendously with making merch and showing me the ropes of Fringe; Sandi Armstrong who helped workshop an earlier version of the script, and to all the sponsors of this production.

I’d also like to thank the people who were directly involved in helping me through the period of my life that this show is based on. Leonard and Anne Thevenot, who showed me great hospitality during my time of need. My dad, John Thevenot, who makes me feel safe like no other. Jani Sorensen, my aunt who has gone above and beyond for me in promoting the show, even though she is in Manitoba. All six of my grandparents—Grant and Marilyn Sorensen, Paul and Ruth Thevenot, Brenda Bond and Don Gabel—who always hold a special place in my heart. And of course the friends who were directly involved in helping me through this: Cailin Woodward, Carl Cloutier, Megan Amstutz, Kyle Spreadbury, and Ann Kirschman.

Shoutout to the people who travelled from outside of Montreal to come see this show. I know it was no small feat for you to get here, and I deeply appreciate it.

Late-in-Life Lesbian is dedicated to all queers who came out later in life, and those who are questioning. We may have vastly different stories, reasons for being closeted, and chains of events that lead us to come out, but I hope there’s at least a kernel in my story that affirms and validates your experience.

One last note, to everyone at the show, I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Thanks for coming out to hear my little story about coming out.

—Shane Thevenot

Late-in-Life Lesbian is made possible by our sponsors on Kickstarter

Ritika Kapur Dubash, Marilyn Sorensen, Yvonne Thevenot, Simon Hoffmann Riis, Alyssa Beth Turner, Jani Sorensen, Margaret Thompson, Nauzad Dubash, Shoshana Forester Smith, Lauren Martin, Rachel

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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