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The Welkin ()

Produced by

Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company and The Howland Company

Playwright: Lucy Kirkwood
Director: Weyni Mengesha

Venue

The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre

Run

September 4th, 2025 – October 5th, 2025

Synopsis

Rural England, 1759. Halley’s Comet burns in the sky, and a young woman is sentenced to hang. But when she tries to escape the noose by claiming to be pregnant, a jury of twelve women are gathered to decide whether she is telling the truth. As tensions rise, their task becomes a reckoning: with the law, with power, and with the roles they’re forced to play in a world that silences them. (soulpepper.ca)


Cast

Mayko Nguyen Lizzy Luke
Bahia Watson Sally Poppy
Olunike Adeliyi Judith Brewer
Ghazal Azarbad Peg Carter
Nadine Bhabha Kitty Givens
Brefny Caribou Mary Middleton
Raquel Duffy Sarah Hollis
Kyra Harper Sarah Smith
Fiona Highet Charlotte Cary
Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster Emma Jenkins
Cameron Laurie Frederick Poppy / Dr. Willis
Craig Lauzon Mr. Coombes
Annie Luján Hannah Rusted
Natasha Mumba Ann Lavender
Liisa Repo-Martell Lizzy Luke (Alternate)
Hallie Seline Helen Ludlow
Addison Wagman Katy Luke / Alice Wax
Oliver Dennis The Justice (Voice Only)

Creative Team

Lucy Kirkwood Playwright
Weyni Mengesha Director
Julie Fox Set Designer
Michelle Tracey Costume Designer
Bonnie Beecher Lighting Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne Sound Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne Music Arrangements
Luke Reece Associate Director
Anita Nittoly Intimacy Director
Anita Nittoly Fight Director
Joanna Falck Production Dramaturge
Ben Kopp Music Director
Ben Kopp Copyist
Sebastian Biasucci Howland Shadow Director

Production

Sam Hale Stage Manager
Scarlett Larry Assistant Stage Manager
Kate Chubbs Apprentice Stage Manager
Alex Edwards Child Minder
Brefny Caribou Intimacy Captain
Brefny Caribou Fight Captain
Jane Gooderham Dialect Coach
Bill Stahl 1st Carpenter
Jo de Boer 1st Carpenter
Hilda Chu Scenic Painter
Susanna Feng Scenic Painter
Catalina Holguin Scenic Painter
Dan Jakobi Scenic Painter
Claudia Matas Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Jacqueline Robertson-Cull Head of Wigs
Greg Chambers Props Builder
Jack Nighswander Props Builder
Dan Jakobi Props Builder
Greg Chambers Props Buyer
Jack Nighswander Props Buyer
Dan Jakobi Props Buyer
Sylvia Defend Cutter
Erin Halls Stitcher
Madeline Ius Stitcher
Kalina Popova Stitcher
Celina Westlake Stitcher
Valerie Cameron Stitcher
Irene Ly Dresser
Leanna Cecchetto Dresser
Gunes Agduk Lighting Operator
Tristan Chung Audio Operator
David Mallette Deck Hand

Staff

Patricia Vinluan Interim Senior Production Manager
Maya Royer Production Manager
Leslie Hernandez Technical Director
Nicholas Beardsley Assistant Technical Director
Rhett Costin Assistant Technical Director
Alex Edwards Production Assistant
Andy DeVries Head Carpenter
Lisa Nighswander Head of Properties
Paul Boddum Head Scenic Artist
Ellie Koffman Head of Wardrobe