Ride the Cyclone (2025)
Produced by
Book: Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Music: Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Lyrics: Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Director: 郝邦宇Steven Hao
Venue
Run
September 24th, 2025 – October 4th, 2025
Synopsis
Saskatchewan’s Saint Cassian High School’s Chamber Choir has never won anything, until one fateful day when they ride the Cyclone rollercoaster on an outing following a choir competition – leading to an unfortunate accident that claims all of their lives.
Finding themselves in an unsettling middle space between life and death, they meet a mysterious fortune-telling machine offering one of them a chance to return to life. (shiftinggroundcollective.com)
Cast
| Sarah Evasiw | Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg |
| Claudia Adamo | Constance Blackwood |
| Eric Martin | Noel Gruber |
| Alex Yoannou | Mischa Bachinski |
| Misha Sharivker | Ricky Potts |
| Shannon Murtagh | Jane Doe |
| Kate Megginson | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Ocean/Jane |
| Emma Kidd | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Ocean/Jane |
| Rebecca Ward | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Ocean/Constance |
| Kristen Thompson | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Constance/Ricky |
| Declan Hewitt | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Ricky/Mischa |
| Tanner Hamlin | Karnak Ensemble / Understudy for Noel/Mischa |
| Kathryn Carter | Karnak Ensemble Swing |
Creative Team
| Jacob Richmond | Book |
| Brooke Maxwell | Book |
| Jacob Richmond | Music |
| Brooke Maxwell | Music |
| Jacob Richmond | Lyrics |
| Brooke Maxwell | Lyrics |
| 郝邦宇Steven Hao | Director |
| Izzy Lee Bergman | Assistant Director |
| Michael Ippolito | Music Director |
| Jo O’Leary-Ponzo | Associate Music Director |
| Madison Arnason | Choreographer |
| Anthony Allan | Sound Designer |
| Mathilda Kane | Lighting Designer |
| Claudia Matas | Costume Designer |
| Meredith Wolting | Set Designer |
| Meredith Wolting | Prop Designer |
Music
| Michael Ippolito | Conductor |
| Dante Alaimo | Cello / Base / Double Bass |
| Matthew Moniz | Acoustic / Electric Guitar |
| Michael Ippolito | Keyboard 1 / Accordion |
| Jo O’Leary-Ponzo | Keyboard 2 |
| Ed Stone | Percussion |
Production
| Liam Cox | Stage Manager |
| Gabby Noga | Production Manager |
| Nathan Gregory | Technical Director |
| Sarah Yeoman | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Nathan Burg | Lighting Operator |
Staff
| Joshua Kilimnik | Artistic Producer |
| Shannon Murtagh | Executive Producer |
| Collette Richardson | Executive Director |
| Julian Da Silva | Associate Producer |
| Julian Da Silva | Front of House Manager |
| Emma Coulson | Associate Producer |
