Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (2026)
Produced by
Playwright: Ann-Marie MacDonald
Director: Alisa Palmer
Venue
Run
November 6th, 2026 – November 22nd, 2026
Synopsis
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her landmark play, acclaimed novelist and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald steps into the spotlight as Constance Ledbelly, the overlooked academic who tumbles headlong into Shakespeare’s worlds and discovers that the heroines (and even Constance herself) may be capable of far more than anyone imagined.
At once wildly funny and moving, this Canadian classic unleashes Desdemona and Juliet as fierce forces of their own destiny and reminds us that sometimes the bravest act is claiming your own story. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | Constance Ledbelly |
| Praneet Akilla | Romeo / Chorus / Iago / Ghost |
| Jessica B. Hill | Desdemona / Ramona / Mercutio / Servant |
| Carolyn Taylor | Professor Night / Othello / Tybalt / Nurse |
| Caroline Toal | Juliet / Student / Soldier of Cyprus |
Creative Team
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | Playwright |
| Alisa Palmer | Director |
| Judith Bowden | Set Designer |
| Judith Bowden | Costume Designer |
| Ximena Pinilla | Assistant Set Designer |
| Jason Hand | Lighting Designer |
| John Gzowski | Sound Designer |
| Anisa Tejpar | Intimacy Director |
| Anisa Tejpar | Choreographer |
| David Chinchilla | Fight Director |
Production
| Hannah Antaki | Casting |
| Tim Welham | Text Coach |
| Jane Gooderham | Dialect Coach |
| Jane Gooderham | Voice Coach |
| Anna R. Kaltenbach | Stage Manager |
| Wei Qing Tan | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Brady Hillman | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Brayden Crawford | Technical Director |
| Marcela Prado Orozco | Assistant Technical Director |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Chynah Philadelphia | Props Assistant |
| Janet Pym | Head of Wardrobe |
| Madeline Ius | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Geoff Hughes | Cutter |
| Joanna Edwards | Stitcher |
| Erica Theriault | Stitcher |
| Carly Beamish | Stitcher |
| Violet Loconte | Stitcher |
| Victoria Bruer | Stitcher |
| Peter Velocci | Set Production |
Staff
| Jessie Potter | Interim Director of Production |
| Lynanne Sparrow | Producer |
| Laurie Merredew | Associate Producer |
| Meg Woods | Production & Site Manager |
| Ian Kowalski | Production Coordinator |
| Gil Ruston | Head Technician |
| Karen Elizabeth | Head Technician |
| Ben Junor | House Technician |
