Summer & Smoke (2026)
Produced by
Birdland Theatre and Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Playwright: Tennessee Williams
Director: Paolo Santalucia
Venue
Streetcar Crowsnest – The Guloien Theatre
Run
February 3rd, 2026 – March 8th, 2026
Synopsis
In a small town in the heat of summer—under the wings of an angel—Alma Winemiller, minister’s daughter, meets John Buchanan, the reckless and intoxicating doctor next door.
As summer deepens—and their longing for one another intensifies—desire, duty, and convention collide, dangerously blurring the line between passion and ruin.
Blistering, poetic, and rapturous, this rarely-staged 20th-century masterpiece is Tennessee Williams at his most heart-rending. (crowstheatre.com)
Cast
| Beau Dixon | Mr. Winemiller / Papa Gonzales |
| Kaleb Horn | Young Man / Dusty / Roger Doremus |
| Stuart Hughes | Dr. Buchanan / Vernon |
| Dan Mousseau | John Buchanan Jr. |
| Bella Reyes | Nellie Ewell / Rosa Gonzales / Rosemary |
| Amy Rutherford | Mrs. Winemiller / Mrs. Bassett |
| Bahia Watson | Alma Winemiller |
Creative Team
| Tennessee Williams | Playwright |
| Paolo Santalucia | Director |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Set Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Lighting Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Ming Wong 黄慧明 | Costume Designer |
Production
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Madeline Ius | Head of Wardrobe |
| Beau Dixon | Musical Supervision |
| Diane Pitblado | Dialect Coach |
| Anita Nittoly | Fight Director |
| Anita Nittoly | Intimacy Director |
| Dan Mousseau | Fight Captain |
| Celina Westlake | Stitcher |
| Sam Hale | Stage Manager |
| Frances Bundy | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Zachery White | House Technician |
| Kim Schaedlich | House Technician |
| Deanna Morrison | Scenic Artist |
| Amelia Mielke-O’Grady | Scenic Artist |
| Steve Bromley | Scenic Artist |
| Georgia Holland | Lead Lighting |
| Phillip Trajcevski | Head Carpenter |
| Shaun McPherson | Lead Audio |
| Ian Noble | Crew Lead |
| Steve Bromley | Crew |
| Douglas Drake | Crew |
| Ada Evenden | Crew |
| Derek Fisher | Crew |
| Steven Gwartz | Crew |
| Robin Kadirgamar | Crew |
| Barry Kelly | Crew |
| Emily Kuthe | Crew |
| Deanna Morrison | Crew |
| Arni Muras | Crew |
| Will Nazar | Crew |
| Suhail Othman | Crew |
| Sami Safarian | Crew |
| Natalie Scagnetto | Crew |
| Damian Walker | Crew |
| Robert Walker | Crew |
Staff
| Heather Landon | Senior Producer |
| Beth Wong | Producer |
| LJ Savage | Director of Production |
| Zach Fedora | Director of Production |
| Ryan Borshuk | Technical Director |
| Jay Hines | Assistant Technical Director |
| Jonathan Heppner | Executive Producer |
| Robyn Hoja | Producer |
| Meghan Froeblius | Producer |
| Julia Carrano | Associate Producer |
| Patricia Vinluan | Interim Senior Production Manager |
| Maya Royer | Production Manager |
| Leslie Hernandez | Technical Director |
| Nicholas Beardsley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Rhett Costin | Assistant Technical Director |
| Alex Edwards | Production Assistant |
| Stefan Dzeparoski | Creative Producer |
