King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild (2025)
Produced by
Soulpepper Theatre Company and Tria Theatre
Playwrights: Jesse LaVercombe and Seth Bockley and Ahmed Moneka and Seth Bockley
Director: Seth Bockley
Venue
Run
September 13th, 2025 – October 5th, 2025
Synopsis
This raucous Dora-winning production weaves together the world’s oldest epic with a modern Toronto bromance between an American Jew and Iraqi Muslim… all scored by Ahmed Moneka’s 2025 Juno-nominated six-piece Arabic-jazz band. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Ahmed Moneka | Performer |
| Jesse LaVercombe | Performer |
Creative Team
| Jesse LaVercombe | Playwright |
| Seth Bockley | Playwright |
| Ahmed Moneka | Playwright |
| Seth Bockley | Playwright |
| Seth Bockley | Director |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Lighting Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Set Designer |
| Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski | Sound Designer |
| Guillermo Verdecchia | Dramaturge |
Music
| Demetrios Petsalakis | Keyboard & Oud |
| Waleed Abdulhamid | Bass |
| Jessica Deutsch | Violin |
| Selcuk Suna | Clarinet |
| Max Senitt | Drums & Percussion |
| Raha Javanfar | Violin (Alternative) |
| Roberto Riverón | Bass (Alternate) |
Production
| Emilie Aubin | Stage Manager |
| Evan Reid | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Fote Vatilevski | Sound Engineer |
| Andres Castillo-Smith | A1 / Sound Mixer |
| Dalton Villeneuve-Marini | A2 |
| Dalton Villeneuve-Marini | Deck Hand |
| Shae Norris | Lighting Operator |
| Bill Stahl | 1st Carpenter |
| Greg Chambers | Props Builder |
| Claudia Matas | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
Staff
| 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 |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Paul Boddum | Head Scenic Artist |
| Ellie Koffman | Head of Wardrobe |
