The Flin Flon Cowboy (2024)
Produced by
The Flin Flon Cowboy Collective and Theatre Passe Muraille and Why Not Theatre
Creators: Ken Harrower and Erin Brandenburg and Johnny Spence
Director: Erin Brandenburg
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
October 20th, 2024 – November 2nd, 2024
Synopsis
Country music and Queer Crip Love. Freedom and Fetishes. Consent and Accountability. A rebel outlaw bursts out of institutional confines on the prairies to find a new home in the big city. Ken Harrower croons original tunes alongside a live country band revealing his real life story of self-discovery and defiance.
The Flin Flon Cowboy is a new autobiographical musical that chronicles the extraordinary life of Ken Harrower, a gay disabled artist and singer. Set to the sounds of original country music, Ken‘s story begins in the enigmatic town of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and unfolds through his harrowing experiences as a child with a disability in Winnipeg’s foster care system. Defying expectations and refusing to submit to life in an institution, Ken escapes the prairies and embarks on a journey to find connection and belonging in Toronto’s vibrant gay community. (passemuraille.ca)
Cast
| Ken Harrower | Performer |
| Greg Campbell | Narrator |
| Jordan Campbell | Ensemble |
Creative Team
| Ken Harrower | Creator |
| Erin Brandenburg | Creator |
| Johnny Spence | Creator |
| Erin Brandenburg | Director |
| Johnny Spence | Musical Director |
| Debbie Patterson | Dramaturge |
| Jung-Hye Kim | Set Designer |
| Jung-Hye Kim | Costume Designer |
| Jung-Hye Kim | Prop Designer |
| Echo Zhou 周芷會 | Lighting Designer |
| Johnny Spence | Sound Designer |
| Johnny Spence | Composer |
| Laura Warren | Projection Designer |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Captions Projection Design |
| Monica Dottor | Movement Direction |
| Corey Tazmania | Intimacy Director |
Music
| Johnny Spence | Vocals / Keyboards / Accordion |
| Mara Nesrallah | Vocals / Keyboards / Percussion |
| Steven Foster | Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / Electric Guitar / Drums / Percussion |
| Kate Palumbo | Acoustic Bass / Electric Bass |
Production
| Julia Vodarek Hunter | Stage Manager |
| Carlos Varela | Production Manager |
| Nathan Gregory | Technical Director |
| Frank Hull | Accessibility Movement Consulting/Coaching |
| Maria Nguyen | Head of Properties |
| Maria Nguyen | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sam Gleason | Sound Operation/Mixing |
| Kasie Rayner | Captions Operator |
| Mara Nesrallah | Vocal Coach |
| Jordan Campbell | Artist Support |
| Mandy E. MacLean | Live Line Assistance to Ken Harrower |
| Razan Azhari Ali | Art Assistance |
| Anne Campbell | Art Assistance |
| Marinella Nesso | Ken Harrower’s Osteopathy |
| Alex Bulmer | Blind Consultation |
| Vivi Dabee | Blind Consultation |
| Daniel Martin | Production Therapist |
| Brian Postalian | Producer |
| Rowan Jones | Install Crew |
| Eric Koski-Harja | Install Crew |
| Diana Martinez Barrera | Install Crew |
| Connor Price-Kelleher | Install Crew |
| Christopher Sutherland | Install Crew |
| Tiffany Yaw | Install Crew |
| Jadi Darawi | Install Crew |
| Susanna Feng | Scenic Painter |
| Edith Nataprawira | Scenic Painter |
| Elisia Evans | Scenic Paint Assist |
| Priscila Simões Tchorbadjian | Light Walker |
