Between Breaths (2019)

Produced by

Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland

Presented by

Factory Theatre

Playwright: Robert Chafe
Director: Jillian Keiley

Venue

Factory Mainspace Theatre

Run

November 20th, 2019 – December 8th, 2019

Synopsis

Inspired by the true story of Jon Lien – known as the Whale Man – Between Breaths is a profoundly emotional memory play that sails through Lien’s life and the dangerous, death-defying work of saving whales trapped in fishing nets off Newfoundland’s coast. Over his long career, Lien saved over 500 whales and earned the respect of the island’s fishermen, but his biggest fight came at the end of his life as dementia progressively conquered his body and mind. Featuring an evocative live score by Newfoundland’s Juno-nominated The Once, Between Breaths is a beautiful and poignant play about the parts of ourselves we hold on to after everything else is gone. (factorytheatre.ca)

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Cast

Steve O’Connell	Jon
Berni Stapleton	Judy
Darryl Avalon Hopkins	Wayne

Creative Team

Robert Chafe	Playwright
Jillian Keiley	Director
Geraldine Hollett	Composer
Phil Churchill	Composer
Andrew Dale	Composer
Geraldine Hollett	Music Arrangements
Phil Churchill	Music Arrangements
Andrew Dale	Music Arrangements
Kellie Walsh	Musical Director
Iris Turcott	Dramaturge
Sarah Garton Stanley	Additional Dramaturgy
Sharon King-Campbell	Assistant Director
Leigh Ann Vardy	Lighting Designer
Shawn Kerwin	Set Designer
Shawn Kerwin	Costume Designer
Brian Kenny	Sound Designer
Pat Dempsey	Associate Sound Designer

Music

Brianna Gosse	Musician
Steve Maloney	Musician
Kevin Woolridge	Musician

Production

Mara Bredovskis	Stage Manager
Brian Kenny	Technical Director
Patrick Foran	Managing Producer
Mallory Fisher	Associate Producer

Staff

Alanna McConnell	Interim Production Manager
Corey Waters	Mainspace Head Technician

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