Mainspace Premiere
In association with Groundwater Productions (Toronto, ON)
A vivid re-imagining of Ovid’s myth. Procne, daughter of the King of Athens, marries the triumphant war hero Tereus and returns with him to Thrace, leaving her beloved sister Philomela behind. Procne begs her husband to reunite the sisters. Desire triumphs over reason igniting a chain of shattering events.
Warning: includes scenes of violence.
Notes
Erin Shields premiered this play at SummerWorks where it garnered the festival’s most prestigious award for Outstanding Production. She is an actor and playwright and her independent and award-nominated shows include The Unfortunate Misadventures of Masha Galinski and Goblin Market.
Videos
Articles
- NOW Magazine | Director Alan Dilworth relaunches myth-based If We Were Birds by Jon Kaplan
- thestar.com | Playwright Erin Shields nurtures two new creations by Richard Ouzounian
- SummerWorks Blog - Interview with Erin Shields
In the Mainspace
April 14–May 23
Opening Wednesday, April 21, 2010
supported by:
Richard Rooney &
Laura Dinner
Cast and Crew
- Written by Erin Shields
- Directed by Alan Dilworth
- Starring Philippa Domville, David Fox, Barbara Gordon , Stephanie Jung, Daniela Lama, Shannon Perrault, Geoffrey Pounsett, Karen Robinson and Tara Rosling
- set & costume design by
Jung-Hye Kim - lighting design by
Kimberly Purtell - sound and composition by
Thomas Ryder Payne - movement coach Allyson McMackon
- stage manager Kristen Kitcher
- assistant stage manager
Shelby-Jai Donkers - assistant director Kristina Nicoll