The Ecstasy of Mother Teresa or: Agnes Bojaxhiu Superstar (2009)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Alistair Newton
Director: Alistair Newton
Composer: Reza Jacobs
Musical Director: Dan Rutzen
Venue
The Great Hall – Longboat Hall
Run
August 6th, 2009 – August 16th, 2009
Synopsis
How did an Albanian nun named Agnes Bojaxhiu become Mother Teresa, Catholic fundamentalist superstar? Was Mother T a friend of the poor or of poverty? Ecce Homo assumes the missionary position in the search for uncomfortable questions and complicated answers; an expressionist Pageant Play live from the slums of Calcutta. (2009 Summerworks Festival Program)
Cast
| Nisha Ahuja | Pope John Paul II / The Indian Reporter |
| Andrew Bathory | Teresa of Avila / Therese de Liseux / George Tiller / Union Carbide Picketer #1 / Jesus Christ / Monica Besra's Husband |
| Matthew Boden | The Devil / Malcolm Muggeridge / The Union Carbide Spokesman |
| Matt Eger | The Mental Defective / Paul William Roberts / The Parishioner / Union Carbide Picketer #2 |
| Jason Gaignard | The Angel / George Benard Shaw / Union Carbide Picketer #3 |
| Andrea Kwan | The Ottawa Citizen Reporter / The Lifesitenews.com Reporter / The CNN Reporter / The Little Girl |
| Michelle Langille | Saint Teresa of Avila / Saint Therese de Liseux / The Missionary Sister / The Governor General / The BBC Reporter / Monica Besra |
| Kaitlyn Regehr | Agnes Bojaxhiu |
| Chy Ryan Spain | The Minstrel / Henry Morgentaler / Union Carbide Picketer #4 |
Creative Team
| Alistair Newton | Playwright |
| Alistair Newton | Director |
| Matt Jackson | Production Designer |
| Reza Jacobs | Original Music |
| Dan Rutzen | Musical Director |
| Nisha Ahuja | Choreographer |
| Kaitlyn Regehr | Choreographer |
| Kasia Skeoch | Tap Choreographer |
| Marianne Jetté | Assistant to the Designer |
Music
| Dan Rutzen | Pianist |
Production
| Charlotte Moffatt | Stage Manager |
| Rebecca Harrison | Producer |
| Nisha Ahuja | Hindu Translations |
| Nisha Ahuja | Dialect Coach |
| Mina James | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Katherine Smith | Scenic Carpenter |
| Aidan O’Connor | Scenic Carpenter |
Staff
| Matt Jordan | Venue Technician |
| Jason Golinsky | Venue Technician |
| Gavin MacDonald | Festival Lighting Designer |
