SAMCA (2024)
Produced by
Riot King and Spindle Collective
Playwrights: Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch
Director: Brendan Kinnon
Venue
Run
September 25th, 2024 – October 5th, 2024
Synopsis
SAMCA follows two sisters, Miha and Prava, as they come to terms with their sexuality, and the impact this has on their lives growing up in rural Romania in the late 1800’s. When the younger sister becomes pregnant following a sexual assault, the two are left to grapple with how this new-found motherhood changes their relationship. SAMCA explores how being a mother defines womanhood, and what happens when motherhood is thrust upon someone who does not want it. The audience is guided through the forest by the Zâne, spirits of the forest, to encounter different elements of the story climaxing in a horrifying, sensory nightmare! (riotking.com)
Cast
| Kathleen Welch | Prava |
| Natalia Bushnik | Mihaehla |
| Andra Zlatescu | Vestitia |
| Madeline Elliot Kennedy | Slalo |
| Jenna Green | Gluviana |
| Camila Farah | Tiha |
| Sydney Nicholson | Valnomia |
| Elif Coskun | Scorcoila |
| Beatrice Kwan | Sina |
| Fae Alexander | Nicosda |
Creative Team
| Natalia Bushnik | Playwright |
| Kathleen Welch | Playwright |
| Brendan Kinnon | Director |
| Kathleen Welch | Composer |
| Kathleen Welch | Costume Designer |
| Brendan Kinnon | Set Designer |
| Skye Rogers | Choreographer |
| Franco Pang | Lighting Designer |
| Ciaran Connaire | Set Designer |
| Andra Zlatescu | Additional Music Composition |
| Fae Alexander | Additional Music Composition |
Production
| Natalia Bushnik | Producer |
| Brendan Kinnon | Producer |
| Alex Verge | Stage Manager |
| Franco Pang | Production Manager |
