Dark Heart (2018)
Produced by
Playwright: Genevieve Adam
Director: Tyler J. Seguin
Venue
Run
January 24th, 2018 – February 11th, 2018
Synopsis
New France, 1661. A young French bride disappears into the forest. Has she run off to be with her lover, or is there something more sinister in the woods? While rumours of a supernatural creature spread through the settlement, everyone seems to be hunting for the missing woman, including an Indigenous fur trapper, the local doctor, a newly-arrived French soldier, and her jealous husband. But perhaps one of them is the beast that they fear.
Dark Heart is a suspenseful new play that retells the story of New France as a taut historical thriller. Touching on the European myth of the loup-garou (werewolf) and Indigenous legends of shape-shifting, this play challenges the traditional colonial narrative by giving a strong voice to both female and Indigenous characters. (thought4food.ca)
Cast
| Michael Iliadis | Amable Bilodeau |
| Garret C. Smith | Toussaint Langlois |
| John Fitzgerald Jay | Dr. Joseph Sarrazin |
| Paul Rivers | Seigneur Louis de Lamothe |
| Brianne Tucker | Sister Marie St. Bonaventure |
| Genevieve Adam | Eleonore “Lizzie” Ramezay |
| Audrey Clairman | Madeleine |
Creative Team
| Genevieve Adam | Playwright |
| Tyler J. Seguin | Director |
| Joelle Peters | Assistant Director |
| Siobhan Richardson | Fight Director |
| Siobhan Richardson | Intimacy Director |
| Jade Elliott | Associate Fight Director |
| Jade Elliott | Associate Intimacy Director |
| Nancy Perrin | Set Designer |
| Nancy Perrin | Costume Designer |
| Imogen Wilson | Lighting Designer |
| Alex Eddington | Composer |
| Alex Eddington | Sound Designer |
Music
| Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk | Improvised Fiddle Music |
Production
| Madryn McCabe | Stage Manager |
| Bonnie Thomson | Technical Co-ordinator |
| John Gundy | Photography |
| Helen Juvonen | Producer |
