Mad Madge (2024)

Produced by

Nightwood Theatre and VideoCabaret

Playwright: Rose Napoli
Director: Andrea Donaldson

Venue

The Theatre Centre – Franco Boni Theatre

Previews

April 9-10, 2024

Run

April 9th, 2024 – April 21st, 2024

Synopsis

Meet Margaret Cavendish, 17th-century philosopher, poet, playwright – a scandalous Jill-of-all-Trades and mistress of none. In her unapologetic pursuit of fame, Madge ditches her dysfunctional family to join the court of an unruly Queen and leave her mark on history.

Paying homage to Jane Austen and Tina Fey in the same breath, this laugh out loud contemporary-period mashup suggests that perhaps a woman’s hunger for unbridled attention is not so shallow, after all.

(theatrecentre.org)

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Cast

Rose Napoli	Margaret
Karl Ang	William
Wayne Burns	Thomas, Trudy, Robert Hooke
Izad Etemadi	Elizabeth, Judy, Announcer
Farhang Ghajar	Dycker, John, Brothel Bob
Nancy Palk	Queen Henrietta, Pye, Samuel Pepys

Creative Team

Rose Napoli	Playwright
Andrea Donaldson	Director
Astrid Janson	Set, Costume and Props Designer
Abby Esteireiro	Set, Costume and Props Designer
Merle Harley	Set, Costume and Props Designer
Maxim Luca Bortnowski	Design Assistant
Rebecca Vandevelde	Lighting Designer
Olivia Wheeler	Sound Designer
Frank Incer	Associate Sound Designer
Christina Fox	Intimacy Director
Christina Fox	Fight Director
Kate Amesbury	Commissioner

Production

Hannah MacMillan	Stage Manager
Maya Royer	Production Manager
Alessia Urbani	Costume Builder
Jennifer Purcell Martin	Costume Builder
Des’ree Gray	Costume Builder
JB Nelles	Costume Builder
Tsz Ting Lam	Dresser
Nika Jalali	Script Supervisor
Nika Jalali	Production Assistant
Sarah “Pip” Bradford	Production Consultant
Victoria Laberge	Publicist
Victoria Laberge	Producer
Aaron Rothermund	Producer

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