“A [grade] — A moody, twisty drama from playwright Taylor Marie Graham that plays beautifully with space, light, and sound, Corporate Finch was the highlight of our first day at Fringe. It’s as moving as it is scary, anchored bytwo excellent performances from Rainbow Kester and Matthew Ivanoff” – Kelly Bedard, My Entertainment World
“Corporate Finch gives us an intriguingly oddball psychological thriller between two young adults whose friendship sours over a mysterious prank . . . strong performances from leads Kester and Ivanoff keep us guessing as to who’s the monster . . . genuine creepiness.” – Ilana Lucas, Broadway World
“Taylor Marie Graham has written a dramatic tale that slowly evolves and grips us on the way . . . The playing of Rainbow Kester and Matthew Ivanoff is playful and then steadily spooky when the truth is revealed.” – Lynn Slotkin, Slotkin Letter
“Written and directed by Taylor Marie Graham, Corporate Finch is a twisty thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat . . . Kester and Ivanoff give stunning performances in Corporate Finch, each one delivering these complex characters with a grace beyond their years . . . a show you simply have to see.” – Janine Marley, A View From the Box
“This grisly two-hander by playwright Taylor Marie Graham is well-performed and well-directed . . . “Corporate Finch” follows Jacob (Matthew Ivanoff) and Finch (Rainbow Kester), two best friends (or so it seems) who break into an abandoned factory in rural Ontario. As written by Graham, the characters are complex and enigmatic, toying with the audience to gain its trust. Both Ivanoff and Kester admirably fill those roles.“ – Joshua Chong, Toronto Star
“Graham’s script and the persuasive performances meander gently through a subtly haunting interaction. We’re drawn inexorably into the sweet, awful and outright traumatic accumulation of events leading to where they are now . . . Who is in control and how is always in flux. Just as we settle into an understanding of their situation, the nature of it shifts . . . had me on the edge of my seat. This is a tender, disturbing mediation on youthful connection and the precarious phenomenon of trust.” – Istvan Dugalin, Istvan Reviews
“Thriller. Mystery. Spooky. Mood lighting. Birds (ew). Wonderful acting. Cleverly directed . . . overall, this show was great. It was unlike anything else I’ve seen at the festival, and this one goes on my faves list for sure.” – Lori, Girl Who Likes Theatre
“This is an intense, slow burning piece of theatre . . . brilliance in the simplicity . . . If you’re into eerily suspenseful plays about teenage misdeeds in small town, Ontario, then I think you’ll find that Corporate Finch is just the ticket” – Quinton, CJRU 1280
“CORPORATE FINCH is a dark, weird little play, by turns psychological, theological, and ornithological . . . nods to horror classics like Stephen King’s MISERY and newer works like Emerald Fennell’s thrilling 2020 film PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN . . . Kester and Ivanoff are radiant . . . this show’s actors bring a naturalistic credibility, a sense of realness, that spreads to every dark corner of the dark auditorium . . . CORPORATE FINCH is a fine show, a solid exemplar of an under-explored theatrical sub-genre that shines a flickering, ‘warehousey’ light on two fabulously talented young actors.” – Louis Train, Our Theatre Voice
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impact festival
Corporate Finch will be playing at MT Space’s IMPACT Festival 2023, Joseph Schneider Haus Sept 29th & 30th @ 9:30pm
Fringe North
Aug 16-20, 2023 Corporate Finch was part of Fringe North Festival 2023 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Here For Now
Corporate Finch was part of Here For Now’s Limited Engagement Series and ran for three performances Thu Jul 20, 2023 – Sat Jul 22, 2023 in Stratford, Ontario.
Access Guide
Stratford Festival Reviews
Read the wild story of how Corporate Finch was written! Playwright / director Taylor Marie Graham chatted with Stratford Festival Reviews about this thriller’s terrifying origin story, her writing process, and more!
Toronto Fringe
Corporate Finch was part of the Toronto Fringe Festival July 5th-16th, 2023.
Go Fund Me
We found a picture of these two smiling to convince you to help us on our Ontario Summer tour to Toronto, Stratford, and Sault Ste Marie :). BIG thank you to everyone who has supported Corporate Finch so far!
Tour Press Release
Read about our upcoming tour and see our promo pictures!
unhinged fest
Corporate Finch had a workshop production Dec 8-10, 2022, at Unhinged Fest in Kitchener. “Huge congratulations to the Corporate Finch team. Its really magical & guttural; fairytalesque but grounded in so much reality; rooted in place; I just loved every second”
write or flight
August 2022 Flush Ink Productions sent playwright Taylor Marie Graham to an old factory in St. Jacob’s, Ontario, to write for 22 hours. The result was Taylor came out of that night with a new one act thriller: Corporate Finch! “I was alone, I was scared, and I started to imagine two teenagers breaking in…