Trompe-La-Mort, or Goriot in the 21st Century (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Anthony MacMahon
Director: Ted Witzel
Venue
Run
August 4th, 2016 – August 14th, 2016
Synopsis
An anarchist holds the world’s secrets on a hard drive. Three developers try and disrupt stagnant markets, missed connections, and freedom of speech. A venture capitalist finds his profit in the rubble. The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.
A loose adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s Le Père Goriot smashed up against Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century asking what’s the difference between terrorism and whistleblowing? What’s the difference between a human being and a start-up corporation? What is the difference between freedom and control? This digital age thriller explores what happens when your work life, relationships, and ideas are reduced to data processed in an app. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Mark Crawford | Peter |
| Farah Merani | Delphine |
| Lindsay Owen Pierre | Barry |
| Ewa Wolniczek | Vautrin |
| Jeff Yung | Owen |
| Torren Sylvain | Voice Actor |
| Spencer Schunk | Voice Actor |
| Jenna-Lee Hyde | Voice Actor |
| Michela Cannon | Voice Actor |
| Ali Kazmi | Voice Actor |
| David Mackett | Voice Actor |
| Katherine Gauthier | Voice Actor |
| Win Davvit | Voice Actor |
Creative Team
| Anthony MacMahon | Playwright |
| Ted Witzel | Director |
| Anahita Dehbonehie | Set Designer |
| Anahita Dehbonehie | Costume Designer |
| C.J. Astronomo | Lighting Designer |
| Wesley McKenzie | Projection Designer |
| Wesley McKenzie | Sound Designer |
| Matt McLaren | Assistant Director |
| Simon Fon | Stunt Co-Ordinator |
Production
| Alanna Dunlop | Stage Manager |
| Milly Maguire | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Justis Danto-Clancy | Production Manager |
| Michelle Yagi | Producer |
