The Message (2018)

Produced by

Tarragon Theatre

Playwright: Jason Sherman
Director: Richard Rose

Venue

Tarragon Theatre – Mainspace

Run

November 7th, 2018 – December 16th, 2018

Synopsis

“Whatcha doin’, Marshall McLuhan?” That’s what the world wanted to know back in the 1960s, when Canada’s internationally renowned professor-turned-prophet started to sound the alarm on the effects of technology on the human body and spirit. But after a lifetime of warning us all about the hazards of modern life, McLuhan suffered a stroke that robbed him of his ability to speak. What it couldn’t do, though, was stop this deeply religious man from trying to finish his magnum opus: a last desperate attempt to save our souls — and his own. (tarragontheatre.com)

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Cast

Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster	Mary / Margaret / Marilyn / Associate 1
Peter Hutt	Feigen / Klein / Student
Patrick McManus	Gossage / Dr. Hildebrand / Associate 2 / Father Frank
Sarah Orenstein	Corrine / Cunningham
R.H. Thomson	Marshall McLuhan

Creative Team

Jason Sherman	Playwright
Richard Rose	Director
Taryn Jorgenson	Assistant Director
Charlotte Dean	Costume Designer
Camellia Koo	Set Designer
Rebecca Picherack	Lighting Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne	Sound Designer
Carla Ritchie	Video Designer

Production

Kate Sandeson	Stage Manager
Jaimee Q. Vicente-Hall	Apprentice Stage Manager

Staff

John Thomson	Technical Director
Carla Ritchie	Production Manager
Robyn Clarke	Interim Head of Wardrobe
Care Robertson	Head of Properties
Jessica MacDuff	Scenic Artist
Jessica MacDuff	Assistant Props
Noel Wraight	Head Carpenter
Jennifer Laws	Mainspace Technician

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