There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow (2025)
Produced by
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts
Playwright: Caleigh Crow
Director: Jessica Carmichael
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
March 9th, 2025 – March 25th, 2025
Synopsis
Beth wants to burn it all down: the coconut milk section, the lady razor section, the healthy snacks section. The whole damn superstore. She only makes it to the magazine rack, but her act of resistance (or “public breakdown”) gets her fired and lands her back with her mom in the suburbs—where a talking crow shows her how to harness her powerful political rage. A cul-de-sac gothic with a searing punk sensibility, There is Violence reads like an unearthed X-Files episode the suits were too afraid to air. It demands that we acknowledge our fury. Because how else can we feel real? (nativeearth.ca)
Cast
| Tara Sky | Beth |
| Cheri Maracle | Francine |
| Dan Mousseau | Tanner Braeden / Jane / Jim / Stephen |
| Madison Walsh | Crow |
Creative Team
| Caleigh Crow | Playwright |
| Jessica Carmichael | Director |
| Shannon Lea Doyle | Set Designer |
| Asa Benally | Costume Designer |
| Hailey Verbonac | Lighting Designer |
| Christopher Ross-Ewart | Sound Designer |
| Jennifer Dzialoszynski | Fight Director |
| Elena Belyea | Dramaturge |
| Angelina Bomberry | Lighting Apprentice |
Production
| Ferne Hudson | Stage Manager |
| Frankie Bayley | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Lochlan Cox | Props Buyer |
| Lochlan Cox | Props Builder |
| Chantelle Zoelene Laliberte | Wardrobe Associate |
| Van Ward | Wardrobe Associate |
| El Patey | Head Technician |
| Darren Shaen | Head Technician |
| Kit Norman | Head Technician |
| Van Ward | Head Technician |
| Steph Raposo | Install Crew |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Install Crew |
| Julie M. Li | Install Crew |
| River Cecil Oliveira | Install Crew |
| Mike Dowdall | Install Crew |
| Laura Shaen | Install Crew |
| Andy DeVries | Carpenter |
| Bill Stahl | Carpenter |
| Antel Kollenberg | Carpenter |
| Michael Grdosic | Carpenter |
| Susanna Feng | Scenic Painter |
| Matt Armour | Scenic Painter |
| Sonja Rainey | Mask Maker |
| Matt Armour | Mask Maker |
| Jack Hawk | Relaxed Performance Consultant |
| Gaitrie Persaud-Killings | ASL Interpreter |
| Courage Bacchus | ASL Interpreter |
| David Hughes | ASL Interpreter |
| Nancie Anderson | ASL Interpreter |
| Anthony Allan | Technical Director |
| Sebastian Marziali | Additional Technical Direction |
| Mojo Noble | Additional Technical Direction |
Staff
| Julia Howman | Production Manager (Native Earth) |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Production Manager (Buddies in Bad Times) |
| Amber Pattison | Chamber Coordinator |
