Government Inspector revolves around a case of mistaken identity in a small Russian town. When the town's corrupt officials learn that an incognito government inspector is coming to investigate them, they panic and mistakenly identify a lowly civil servant named Khlestakov, as the inspector. Realizing their mistake, Khlestakov seizes the opportunity to accept bribes and revel in the town’s hospitality. Desperate to hide their corruption, the officials go to absurd lengths to please him. Government Inspector is a brilliant critique of bureaucracy and corruption, filled with humour and sharp social commentary.
By Nikolai Gogol
A new version by: David Harrower
From a literal translation by: Charlotte Pyke
Directed by: Krista Jackson
Poster design by Augusta LutynskiSCD3, Nezren Pittoors-McMahonPDTA3 and Meg GibsonA3.
Krista Jackson
Director
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Headshot by Kevin McIntyre
Benan AliA3
Khlestakov
Edmonton, AB
Traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe, and Niitsitapi
Oshen AounA3
Osip, Police Superintendant
Lebanon
Jake BunyanA3
Zemlyanika, Avdotya, Shopkeeper
Calgary, AB
Traditional and ancestral territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut'ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
Jake CohenA3
Zemlyanika, Shopkeeper
Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, QC
Unceded traditional Kanien'kehá:ka territory
Jake GeronimoA3
Bobchinsky, Shopkeeper, Policeman
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC
Meg GibsonA3
Dobchinsky, Shopkeeper
Kingston, ON
Traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat.
Carter GulsethA3
Mayor, Ragged Man
British Columbia
Artie LorraineA3
Khlopov, Waiter, Shopkeeper
Winnipeg, MB
Treaty 1 Territory
Juliana MonkA3
Maria, Dr. Gibnor, Ferronya the Locksmith's Wife
Victoria, BC
Lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory
Bella ReyesA3
Mishka, Shyopkin the Postmaster and Fight Captain
Ottawa, ON
Traditional unceded territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People
Erika SquiresA3
Anna, Policeman, Ivanova the Sergeant's Widow
Mount Pearl, Ktaqmkuk (NL)
The ancestral and unceded waters and lands of the Beothuk and Mi’kmaq
Augusta LutynskiSCD3
Set and Props Designer and Scenic Painter
Vancouver, BC
Unceded, traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Nezren Pittoors-McMahonPDTA3
Set and Props Design Assistant and Scenic Painter
Aylmer, QC
Unceded territory of the Omàmìwininìwag and Anishinabeg
Jess J. JanderaSCD3
Costume, Hair and Makeup Designer
Vancouver, BC
Unceded shared territories of the, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.
Alex SykesPDTA3
Lighting Designer
St. Catharines, ON
Traditional Territory of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee
Eiden FrenchPDTA3
Video Designer
Bath, Maine
Traditional Territory Arosaguntacook and Nanrantsouak of the Wabanaki Confederacy
Alex JoycePDTA3
Sound Designer
Goulds, NL
Ktaqmkuk, unceded traditional Beothuk & Mi'kmaw territory
Kahentanó:ron Bri MontourNPR
Production Manager
Kahnawà:ke, QC
Kanien'kehá:ka Territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Beatrice FreedmanPDTA3
Technical Director
Hamilton, ON
traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas
Elizabeth PagePDTA3(NP)
Assistant Technical Director
Calgary/Mohkinstsis (Treaty 7)
Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the îethka Nakoda Nations (Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney), the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (Districts 5 and 6)
Zoe DacaPDTA3
Stage Manager
Grimsby, ON
Traditional Territory of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee
Duncan GouldIR
Assistant Lighting Designer
Shea SpaffordSCD1
Costume Assistant and Dresser
Cameron GillieSCD1
Set and Props Assistant, Scenic Painter and Dresser
Shivonne StevensPDTA2
Assistant Stage Manager
Aydin DezellPDTA1
Assistant Stage Manager
Katie WebbPDTA2
Assistant Production Manager and Head of Video (Install)
João VelosoPDTA2
Head Carpenter
Dani RoyerPDTA2
Associate ATD
Sephora N'KosiPDTA2
Head of Lighting
Nico NogueraPDTA2
Head of Sound
Sara StarlingPDTA1
Carpenter/Head of Flies
Andréa de KeiserSCD1
Prop Building
Marie-Pier Bourdeau LabergeSCD1
Prop Building
Maiyah JohnsonPDTA1
Carpenter and Head of Video (Show)
Kathleen GreeningPDTA1
Carpenter/Sound Assistant
Matthew IvanoffPDTA1
Carpenter/Lighting Assistant
Tehahtkatonnions BushPDTA1
Carpenter/Crew
Teddy MacRaePDTA1
Carpenter/Crew
Kate Munro-BergfeldtPDTA1
Carpenter/Crew
Andrea Lundy
Program Director and Production Management
Rebecca Harper
Head of Movement
Lauren Maykut
Head of Voice
Jonathan Patterson
Head of Music
Nicole Moller
Fight Director/Intimacy Coach
Sue Williams
Dramaturg
Marjorie Lefebvre
Technical Coach
Angela Rassenti (Set and Costume Design, 2008)
Properties
Véronique Pagnoux
Scenic Painting
Guillaume Simard (Création et production, 2010)
Head Carpenter - Scene Shop
Christian Larochelle
Scene Shop Carpenter
Guillaume Ménard-Crête
MN Stage Carpenter
Adrien Pihouee
MN Interim Head of Lighting
Bianca Bernier
MN Head of Sound
Julia Metzger
Costume Project Manager
Michael Slack (Set and Costume Design, 2001)
Costume Project Manager
Raphaëlle Rieu
Sewist
Hugues Auguste
Costume Workshop Assistant
Didier Sénécal (Set and Costume Design, 2023)
Wardrobe Storage Supervisor
Floriane Vachon
Wardrobe Storage Supervisor and Dresser Coach
Pierre-Etienne Locas
Set Design
Gillian Gallow
Costume Design
Véronique St-Germain
Makeup
Réjean Forget
Hair
Leigh Ann Vardy
Lighting Design
Amelia Scott (Production Design and Technical Arts, 2014)
Video Design
Troy Slocum
Sound Design
Richard Feren
Sound Design
Neha Ross
Stage Management
Terri Gillis (Production Design and Technical Arts, 1985)
Technical Direction
Mélanie Richard
Cutter
Marie-Hélène Gervais
Sewist
Mélanie Turcotte
Costume Breakdown
Julie Fournier
Eco Project Manager
Legend: A Acting, SCD Set and Costume Design, PDTA Production Design & Technical Arts, DIR Directing, PW Playwriting, IR Independent Resident, NP New Pathway, NPR New Pathway Resident // 1 First-year student, 2 Second-year student, 3 Third-year student
The land on which we are gathered has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. It is part of the traditional unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka, whose rich cultural heritage continues to teach us that respect, dialogue and peace are pillars of democratic governance.
Duration: 2:30 with 15 minutes intermission
Ludger-Duvernay Theatre
Monument-National Campus
(St-Laurent metro)
1182 Saint-Laurent, Montréal
The show is in English.
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