The December Man (L’homme de décembre) (2019)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Colleen Murphy
Director: Jennifer Thomson
Venue
Eastminster United Church – Community Space
Run
July 4th, 2019 – July 14th, 2019
Synopsis
After their son survives the Montreal Massacre, the Fournier family struggles to hold themselves together. A play about survivors and the private challenges they face once the public face of tragedy has passed.
“Heartbreaking yet never sentimental, spare yet complex,” The December Man (L’homme de décembre) was awarded the 2007 Governor General’s Award. This site-specific production is performed near the site of the 2018 Danforth shooting and explores survivor’s guilt following acts of public violence. “A brave but important play.” (fringetoronto.com)
Cast
| Stephen Flett | Benoit |
| Krisanne Langille | Kathleen |
| Jonas Trottier | Jean |
| Scott Bell | Voice Over |
| Eric Démoré | Voice Over |
| Sean Gorman | Voice Over |
| Samuel Magnan | Voice Over |
| Christian Martel | Voice Over |
| Susan Wakefield | Voice Over |
Creative Team
| Colleen Murphy | Playwright |
| Jennifer Thomson | Director |
| Ron McKay | Set Designer |
| Chris Bennett | Lighting Designer |
| Monica Sousa | Sound Designer |
| Ann McIlwraith | Costume Designer |
| Bev Falk | Costume Designer |
Production
| Adele Thomson | Stage Manager |
| Christine Berg | Voice & Dialect Coach |
| Shawn McDonald | Production Manager |
| Katie Norman | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Ron McKay | Set Construction |
| Monica Sousa | Spotlight Operator |
| Catherine Gardner | Dresser |
| Fiona Gao Li | Dresser |
| Yifan Zhang | Dresser |
| Darren Fernando | Dresser |
| Darren Fernando | Crew |
| Nikolai Afanasev | Crew |
| Steven Nederveen | Graphic Designer |
| Steven Nederveen | Tower Construction |
| Katie Norman | Tower Construction |
| Colleen Berg | Publicity |
| Kendra Martin | Program Design |
