Rogers v. Rogers pits unlikely leaders against tragic heroes. Playwright Michael Healy explains why no one wins.
A communications tycoon has built an empire that turns radio waves into money. Now his son, whom his father fired long ago, is fighting for control of the family business. Meanwhile, one shrewd government official is determined to thwart the takeover of a billion-dollar company.
Is this a plot from Season 3 of Legacies? No! This is a Canadian story… and for the most part it's true.
“It seems irrational, and irrational behavior is where drama lives, where comedy lives. That's where all the fun is.”
This week on the BetaKit Podcast we have award-winning playwright Michael Healy to discuss Rogers vs. Rogers, a Canadian succession story based on the book of the same name by Alexandra Posadsky. He tells us how one of Canada's most powerful companies (and families) was dramatized and why he's so fascinated by public servants like those resigning Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell.
Mr Boswell perhaps best known to the general public as the man who failed to block one of the largest mergers in Canadian history, plays an important role in the play, and Healy portrays him as both a tragic and heroic figure. He's also not the only “friend of the group” associated with Rogers v. Rogers. Politician Vass Bednar advised me on the Rogers v. Rogers case and also asked me some questions for this podcast.
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Questions such as: Why is there so little competition in Canada? What can we learn about our country by better understanding the behavior of one of its most powerful families? Does anyone really win in Rogers v. Rogers?
Let's dig in.
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Artistic image courtesy of Dahlia Katz for Crow's Theatre.
