White As Snow - Hamilton

White As Snow - Hamilton

After a successful run in New York City this spring, comedian Rose-Ingrid Benjamin is bringing their powerful solo performance across Canada. After a run at the Edmonton Fringe and Calgary Pride, they will be doing a two-show stop in Hamilton.

A Queer ex-preacher traces the arc from altar to aftermath in this lyrical blend of spoken word, humour, song, and story. Told from the perspective of a Haitian, Queer, eldest immigrant daughter, former worship leader and missionary, White As Snow is a tender reckoning with faith, family, identity, and the ways we come home to ourselves.

Edmonton-born, Ottawa-raised multi-hyphenate Rose-Ingrid Benjamin's first play blends spoken word, storytelling, and song to weave a "deeply personal solo piece" that explores and challenges what it means to believe, belong, and walk away.

First developed in Edinburgh as part of PBH Free Fringe in 2025, White As Snow premiered at the NYC Fringe in April 2026 and is making its way across Canada in the summer and fall of 2026.

The performance is in English, with French and Kreyòl featured in memories and songs.

DATES: Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5th, 2026

TIME: 8 pm(doors at 7:30 pm)

LOCATION: Hamilton Theatre Inc.

TICKETS: $30 in advance, $35 at the door

Credits

Written and Performed by: Rose-Ingrid Benjamin (She/They)

Directed by: Kyle Brown (He/Him)

Musical Direction and Compositions by: Katie James (He/She)

Art Design by: Nataly Kais (She/Her)

Dramaturgy by: Cherissa Richards (She/Her)

Promo Images by: Daniel Hunt

Content:

Themes of grief, loss, faith deconstruction, and spiritual abuse. Instances of homophobia, anti-Black racism, suicide, and corporal punishment.