This Was the World (2020)
Produced by
Playwright: Ellie Moon
Director: Richard Rose
Venue
Tarragon Theatre – Extra Space
Run
January 28th, 2020 – March 1st, 2020
Synopsis
John, a 60-something white professor of Constitutional Law and Indigenous Rights is unhappy with a new faculty hire. He seeks to draw a student into his conflict with the Dean’s office, which leads to a complaint, which leads to a reprimand, which leads to a breakdown of the man, his daughter, and their understanding of the world.
A play about old power and new ideas, academia and decolonization, language and authority. (tarragontheatre.com)
Cast
| Dakota Ray Hebert | Niimi |
| Brittany Kay | Tanya |
| Kim Nelson | Terry |
| R.H. Thomson | John |
| Rachel VanDuzer | Ava |
Creative Team
| Ellie Moon | Playwright |
| Richard Rose | Director |
| Jillian Harper | Assistant Director |
| Michelle Tracey | Set Designer |
| Michelle Tracey | Costume Designer |
| Michelle Tracey | Projection Designer |
| André Du Toit | Lighting Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
Production
| Robin Munro | Stage Manager |
| Rosary Spence | Cree Dialect Coach |
| Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | Consultant |
| Yolanda Bonnell | Consultant |
| Wally Wapachee | Consultant |
Staff
| Gerry Egan | Production Manager |
| John Thomson | Technical Director |
| Kathleen Johnston | Head of Wardrobe |
| Shaw Forgeron | Interim Head of Properties |
| Andrew Chute | Head Carpenter |
| Lindsay Jenkins | Extra Space Technician |
