The Herald (2026)
Produced by
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and It Could Still Happen
Playwright: Jill Connell
Director: Jill Connell
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
March 4th, 2026 – March 14th, 2026
Synopsis
A lecture on Antonio Banderas’ astrological chart, a chorus questioning their calling, and a long walk in a small mortal body. Jill Connell’s poetics work backward, interlacing Greek myth and the grindset, trying to figure out how we got here. The Herald navigates the choreography of labour as it asks us for faith and gives us something like meaning, or at least a new way of paying attention. By the end of the play, all of us will know how to be in Shoppers Drug Mart, wondering how to handle time, and what will happen to all the work we do not make.
The Herald is a play, but it’s also a soundtrack, a costume drama, an art installation, and a movement piece. The show interrogates the value of work, how to be in community, and the desire to make meaning of our time on earth. (buddiesinbadtimes.com)
Cast
| William Christopher Ellis | Performance Ensemble |
| Stephen Jackman-Torkoff | Performance Ensemble |
| Jackie Rowland | Performance Ensemble |
| Rose Tuong | Performance Ensemble |
| Fan Wu | Performance Ensemble |
| Ishan Davé | Jason (Video) |
| Dove Dey-Kerr | Argonaut (Video) |
| Brett Donahue | Argonaut (Video |
| Xina Gilani | Argonaut (Video) |
| Alexander McLeod | Argonaut (Video) |
| Justin Nozuka | Argonaut (Video) |
| Roberto Soria | Argonaut (Video) |
| Dariush Zadeh | Argonaut (Video) |
Creative Team
| Jill Connell | Playwright |
| Jill Connell | Director |
| Paul Chambers | Original Lighting Concepts |
| Ishan Davé | Scenographer |
| Brian Drader | Dramaturge |
| Sebastian Marziali | Lighting Designer |
| Philip Nozuka | Music |
| Philip Nozuka | Sound Designer |
| Tala Kamea Berkes | Costume Designer |
| Alexander McLeod | Costume Designer |
| Jill Connell | Video Co-Director |
| Ishan Davé | Video Co-Director |
| Philip Nozuka | Director of Photography (Video) |
Production
| Ciaran Brenneman | Stage Manager |
| Elena Belyea | Production Support |
| Sebastian Marziali | Technical Director |
| Laura Philipps | Production Manager |
| Sascha Cole | Creative Producer |
| Tedi Tafel | Embodiment Practice + Meta-Witness |
| Chanti Zoelene Laliberte | Tent Construction |
| Maegan McWade | Tent Construction |
| Chanti Zoelene Laliberte | Design Consultant |
| Maegan McWade | Design Consultant |
| Dariush Zadeh | Makeup Consultant |
| El Patey | Head Technician |
| Darren Shaen | Head Technician |
| Mojo Noble | Head Technician |
| Van Ward | Crew |
| Kit Norman | Crew |
| Zoe Daca | Crew |
| Stephanie Taylor | Crew |
| Antel Kollenberg | Crew |
| Mike Dowdall | Crew |
| brawk hessel | Crew |
| Dylan Tate-Howarth | Crew |
| Christopher Elizabeth | Crew |
| Elaine Wong | Crew |
| Mackenzie McCallum-Mallory | Crew |
| Lindsay McDonald | Crew |
| Ishan Davé | Video Editor |
| Ishan Davé | Producer |
| Jill Connell | Producer |
| Ellie Ellwand | First AD (Video) |
| Tala Kamea Berkes | Styling |
| Alexander McLeod | Styling |
Staff
| Amber Pattison | Chamber Coordinator |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Production Manager |
