Winter Solstice (2025)
Produced by
Birdland Theatre and Canadian Stage and Necessary Angel Theatre Company
Playwright: Roland Schimmelpfennig
Translator: David Tushingham
Director: Alan Dilworth
Venue
The Berkeley Street Theatre – Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
January 14th, 2025 – February 2nd, 2025
Synopsis
It’s Christmas Eve and Bettina’s mother is staying for the holidays. Tensions rise between Bettina, her husband, and her mother – heightened by the presence of a man her mother met on the train and invited around for drinks. Family dynamics, betrayal, and the inescapable shadow of the past reverberate through this rapid and razor-sharp satire on the rise of the new right.
Winter Solstice is a comedy of manners with a bite. Starring Canadian legends Diego Matamoros and Nancy Palk, this thrilling play issues a warning: beware the sincere stranger. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Frank Cox-O’Connell | Konrad |
| Diego Matamoros | Rudolph |
| Kira Guloien | Bettina |
| Nancy Palk | Corinna |
| Cyrus Lane | Albert |
Creative Team
| Roland Schimmelpfennig | Playwright |
| David Tushingham | Translator |
| Alan Dilworth | Director |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Set Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Lighting Designer |
| Debashis Sinha | Composer |
| Debashis Sinha | Sound Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| Ellie Koffman | Associate Costume Designer |
Production
| Sarah Miller | Stage Manager |
| Alysse Szatkowski | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Rick Banville | Production Manager |
| Rick Banville | Technical Director |
| Jalen Innis | Associate Production Manager |
| Erin Halls | Stitcher |
Staff
| Josh Vlodarchyk | Head Technician, Lighting |
| Ben Junor | Head Technician, Audio |
| Brayden Crawford | Technical Director |
| Marshall Kidd | Associate Technical Director |
| Kendalin Bishop | Assistant Technical Director |
| Ian Kowalski | Production Coordinator |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Janet Pym | Head of Wardrobe |
| Chynah Philadelphia | Properties Assistant |
