Counting Sheep (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
Creators: Mark Marczyk and Marichka Marczyk
Director: Mark Marczyk
Venue
Run
May 26th, 2016 – June 5th, 2016
Synopsis
Counting Sheep is a deeply personal retelling of the Maidan revolution in Ukraine – an immersive Ukrainian guerrilla folk opera set to the electrifying sounds of Toronto’s beloved balkan-gypsy-klezmer-party-punk band, the Lemon Bucket Orkestra.
Based on the creators’ first-hand experiences during the 2014 Kyiv protests, Counting Sheep invites you to lose yourself in the events that changed the course of Ukraine’s history forever. Sing, march, protest, dance, eat, help, recoil, fight, laugh, cry – this is immersive theatre at its most gripping. Sung in traditional Ukrainian polyphony, Counting Sheep is a visceral exploration into the politics of revolution, beating with the heart of a people yearning for a better tomorrow. (Show Facebook Event)
Cast
| Volodymyr Bedzvin | Performer |
| Nathan Dell-Vandenberg | Performer |
| Tamar Ilana | Performer |
| Michael Louis Johnson | Performer |
| Michael Keene | Performer |
| Oskar Lambarri | Performer |
| Marichka Marczyk | Performer |
| Mark Marczyk | Performer |
| Dima Nechepurenko | Performer |
| Jaash Singh | Performer |
| Ian Tulloch | Performer |
| Chris Weatherstone | Performer |
| Stephania Woloshyn | Performer |
| Aaron Janke | Chorus |
| Hayden Finkelshtain | Chorus |
| Katya Marczyk | Chorus |
| Natalia Telentso | Chorus |
Creative Team
| Mark Marczyk | Creator |
| Marichka Marczyk | Creator |
| Mark Marczyk | Director |
| Marichka Marczyk | Musical Director |
| Michael Rubenfeld | Associate Director |
| Matthew Cherkas | Set Designer |
| Matthew Cherkas | Prop Designer |
| Kaitlin Hickey | Lighting Designer |
| Pedro Bonatto de Castro | Video Designer |
| Adam Jules | Associate Lighting Designer |
| Oksana Hawrylak | Mask Design |
Production
| Kelly Read | Stage Manager |
| Matthew Cherkas | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Kaitlin Hickey | Production Manager |
| JP Faienza | Assistant Production Manager |
| Adam Jules | Head Technician |
| William Patrick Porter | Sound Technician |
| Stephania Woloshyn | Head of Wardrobe |
| Allison Cummings | Movement Coach |
| Michael Louis Johnson | Cook |
| Yura Rafalui | Cook |
| Cielia Scala | Mask Maker |
| Michael Rubenfeld | Producer |
| Magda Rubenfeld Koralewska | Graphic Designer |
| Irene Solomon | Publicity |
| Sue Balint | Associate Producer |
| Kai Masaoka | Crew |
| Eric Read | Crew |
| Sally Roberts | Crew |
| Oksana Hawrylak | Original Program |
