Fall On Your Knees (2023)
Produced by
Canada’s National Arts Centre and Canadian Stage and Neptune Theatre and Vita Brevis Arts
Playwright: Hannah Moscovitch
Director: Alisa Palmer
Co-Creators: Alisa Palmer and Hannah Moscovitch
Venue
Run
January 21st, 2023 – February 5th, 2023
Synopsis
In 1996, Fall On Your Knees, written by the internationally acclaimed Canadian writer Ann-Marie MacDonald, was released – a sweeping novel that chronicles three generations of Cape Breton Island’s Piper family. The story moves from the battlefields of the First World War to the emerging jazz scene in Harlem, NY, and into the lives of four unforgettable sisters. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Tim Campbell | James Piper / Ensemble |
| Janelle Cooper | Adelaide Taylor / Sweet Jessie Hogan / Ensemble |
| Diane Flacks | Sister St. Monica / Giles MacVicar / Mrs. Luvovitz / Ensemble |
| Eva Foote | Lily Piper / Ensemble |
| Deborah Hay | Frances Piper / Ensemble |
| Samantha Hill | Kathleen Piper / Ensemble |
| Drew Moore | Ralph Luvovitz / David / Ensemble |
| Tony Ofori | Leo "Ginger" Taylor / Impresario / Ensemble |
| Cara Rebecca | Materia Piper / Charity Woman / Ensemble |
| Maryem Tollar | Mrs. Mahmoud |
| Amaka Umeh | Rose Lacroix / Doc Rose / Ensemble |
| Dakota Jamal Wellman | Anthony / Ambrose / Ensemble |
| Jenny L. Wright | Mercedes Piper / Jeanne Lacroix / Ensemble |
| Antoine Yared | Mr. Mahmoud / Tommy Jameel / Maestro / Ensemble |
| Kira Chisholm | Rehearsal Swing |
| Naomi Ngebulana | Rehearsal Swing |
Creative Team
| Hannah Moscovitch | Playwright |
| Alisa Palmer | Director |
| Alisa Palmer | Co-Creator |
| Hannah Moscovitch | Co-Creator |
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | Author |
| Alisa Palmer | Adapter |
| Hannah Moscovitch | Adapter |
| Douglas Price | Conductor |
| Sean Mayes | Orchestrations |
| Sean Mayes | Music Arrangements |
| Mel Hague | Dramaturge |
| Cherissa Richards | Assistant Director |
| Natasha Powell | Choreographer |
| Hollywood Jade | Associate Choreographer |
| Tereka Tyler-Davis | Associate Choreographer |
| Camellia Koo | Set Designer |
| Judith Bowden | Costume Designer |
| Leigh Ann Vardy | Lighting Designer |
| Brian Kenny | Sound Designer |
| Joyce Padua | Associate Costume Designer |
| Anita Nittoly | Fight Director |
| Anita Nittoly | Sexual Choreography |
Music
| Douglas Price | Piano / Accordion |
| Anna Atkinson | Violin / Accordion |
| Spencer Murray | Flutes / Reeds / Pipes |
| Maryem Tollar | Voice / Qanun / Oud / Percussion |
Production
| Michael Hart | Stage Manager |
| Sean Mayes | Musical Supervision |
| Jane Gooderham | Dialect Coach |
| Douglas Price | Associate Music Supervisor |
| Yousef Kadoura | Dialect Consultant |
| Yousef Kadoura | Disability Consultant |
| Sarah Miller | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Ciaran Brenneman | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Daniel Bennett | Technical Director |
| Jillian Wardell | Assistant Technical Director |
| Janet Pym | Head of Wardrobe |
| Chantelle Zoelene Laliberte | Advance Head of Wardrobe |
| Brandon Wells | Audio Engineer |
| Josh Vlodarchyk | Practical Wireperson |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Chynah Philadelphia | Props Assistant |
| Alysson Bernabe | Props Scenic Painter |
| Karon Rodd | Props Builder |
| Phil Atfield | Cutter |
| Marlee Bygate | Cutter |
| Terri Dans | Cutter |
| Melinda Dempster | Cutter |
| Carole McDonald | Cutter |
| Lela Stairs Murphy | Cutter |
| Evan Stillwater | Cutter |
| Jennie Wonnacott | Cutter |
| Michael Zoffranierii | Cutter |
| Carly Beamish | Stitcher |
| Dustin George | Stitcher |
| Shona Humphrey | Stitcher |
| Marylou Mason | Stitcher |
| Barbara Morrone-Sanchez | Stitcher |
| Christine Yundt | Stitcher |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Wigs |
| Kax Maxine | Hats |
| Maya Hall | Head of Lighting |
| Dan Fletcher | Lighting Assistant |
| Keijo Makela | Head of Audio |
| Brenden McAndrew | Audio Assistant |
| Jay Blencowe | Head Deck Carpenter |
| Justin Tucci | Flyperson |
| Wes Allen | Head of Stage Props |
| Roxanne Pinnock | Stage Props |
| Lora Rempel | Head of Wardrobe |
| Jackie Smulan | Dresser |
| Sarah Atchison | Wigs |
Staff
| Elissa Horscroft | Director of Production |
| Lynanne Sparrow | Producer |
