Romeo Pimp -World Premiere

A high school senior’s life transforms when she falls in love for the first time, but as Jamie’s world expands, so does the distance between the life she’s always known and the life she's being pulled into.

led by The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions

Romeo Pimp by Jesse McQueen
director & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney​ opens September 17th 2025


A high school senior’s life transforms when she falls in love for the first time, but as Jamie’s world expands, so does the distance between the life she’s always known and the life she's being pulled into.


ROMEO PIMP by Jesse McQueen receives its Toronto and world premiere at The King Black Box (Sophie Ann Rooney, Artistic Director; Grisha Pasternak, Executive Director) on September 17th, 2025 Led by The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions (Jesse McQueen, Playwright; Jack Creaghan, Producer), and is directed by Sophie Ann Rooney, with production design by Sophie Ann Rooney and Sound Design by Jeff Styga. The Production Stage Manager is Kelsey Howatt with Production Managers Grisha Pasternak (TKBB) & Jack Creaghan (1 EAST). Outside of the collective, the team has received support from Intimacy & Movement Coordinator Lizzie Moffatt, Dramaturgy Consultant Ferron Delcy and Lived Experience Expert and Ethical Storytelling Consultant Jessa Crisp.

The cast is as follows:

CHARLOTTE SALISBURY as JAMIE
AGAPE MNGOMEZULU as RYAN
ATHENA KAITLIN TRINH as PAIGE
SAM WEXLER as SHANE
JULIETTE DIODATI as MICHAELA
BRENNAN BIELEFELD as CONNOR
JACK CREAGHAN as MR. TREMBLAY
and JESSE McQUEEN as LISA

“This is a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy.”