Counting Sheep (2015)

Produced by

Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Presented by

The SummerWorks Performance Festival

Creators: Mark Marczyk and Marichka Marczyk

Venue

The Great Hall Black Box Theatre

Run

August 10th, 2015 – August 16th, 2015

Synopsis

Counting Sheep is a deeply personal retelling of the Maidan in Ukraine, an immersive Ukrainian folk opera set to the sounds of beloved guerilla-folk party-punk band The Lemon Bucket Orkestra. It is January 2014. Mark Marczyk touches down in Kyiv and is quickly thrust into a nation on the eve of Revolution, a volatile whirlwind of tragedy mixed with hope, solidarity torn apart by brutal violence.

Counting Sheep is a strikingly visceral exploration into the politics of revolution, beating with the heart of a people yearning for a better tomorrow. It is a stirring call-to-action, an affirmation of the human condition amidst a country in disrepair. (summerworks.ca)

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Cast

Mark Marczyk	Performer
Marichka Marczyk	Performer
Eli Camilo	Performer
Stephania Woloshyn	Performer
Tamar Ilana	Performer
Chris Weatherstone	Performer
Jaash Singh	Performer
Michael Louis Johnson	Performer
Nathan Dell-Vandenberg	Performer
David Christo	Performer
Os Kar	Performer
Ian Tulloch	Performer
Hayden Finkelshtain	Supporting Performer
Amanda Verner	Supporting Performer
Anne-Marie Krytiuk	Supporting Performer
Eva Moon	Supporting Performer
Mladen Obradović	Supporting Performer
Kate Werneburg	Supporting Performer

Creative Team

Mark Marczyk	Creator
Marichka Marczyk	Creator
Michael Rubenfeld	Production Dramaturge
Pedro Bonatto de Castro	Video Designer
Kaitlin Hickey	Lighting Designer
Matthew Cherkas	Set Designer

Production

David Beisel	Production Manager
Emilie Aubin	Stage Manager
Marc Benson	Assistant Stage Manager
Katch Holmes	Producing Associate
Stephen Szabo	Chef
Oksana Hawrylak	Art & Design

Staff

Adam Jules	Venue Technician
David Beisel	Venue Technician

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