The graduating class of 2023 in Acting, Production Design and Technical Arts, and Set and Costume Design breathes new life into Ovid’s classic tales of transformation in this production of Metamorphoses.
- Written by Mary Zimmerman
- Co-directed by Eda Holmes (Directing, 1996) and Rebecca Harper
- Presented at the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre at Monument-National
- In English

A word from the directors

Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of Ovid’s classic poem Metamorphoses is a celebration of theatre’s capacity to transform the world with our collective human imagination. The myths she has chosen from the original all share the idea that bad things happen when you ignore the warning signs that are offered. Yet in every case where true love is present, tragedy is transformed into beauty. These transformations are magical and challenge our rational minds, but they also remind us that there is more to the natural world than science alone can explain. These are stories that have been shared over and over from long before 8 A.D. when Ovid wrote them down, because they celebrate all aspects of our humanity from frailty to transcendence.
This production would not have been possible without the extraordinary collective imagination, talent and generosity of the students of the National Theatre School of Canada, who are at the heart of every aspect of the production on stage. They are the future, and we wish them a great flight into the world.
Eda Holmes and Rebecca Harper
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Team


Calla Adubofour-PokuA3
(Salt Spring Island, BC)
(unceded traditional territory of the Saanich, Cowichan, Coast Salish and Chemainus First Nations)
Chorus, Silenius, Narrator 1, Mother, Fates, Nursemaid, Q, Narrator 5

Jasmine CaseA3
(Markham, ON)
(Treaty 13 Territory, Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples)
Chorus, 1st Laundress, Sailor Lucina, (Tree Spirit) Buyer, Eurydice, Narrator, Baucis

Emma HennigA3
(St. Albert, AB)
(Treaty 6 Territory)
Scientist, 2nd Laundress, Sailor, Fates, Chorus, Therapist, Offstage Voice, Narrator 4, Chorus

Jeremy LewisA3
(Île-Perrot, QC)
(Tiohtià:ke [unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg first nations])
Chorus, Bacchus, Poseidon, Hermes, Vertumnus, Eros, Hermes

Evan MercerA3
(Shearstown, NL)
(Ktaqmkuk [the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq])
Chorus, Midas, Sailor, Narrator, Sisyphus, Phoebus, Apollo

Eric MiracleA3
(Edmonton, AB)
(Treaty 6 Territory)
Servant, Ceyx, Morpheus, Orpheus, Chorus, A, Philemon

Megan MurphyA3
(Fredericton, NB)
(unceded, traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples)
Chorus, Child of Midas, Hades, Narcissus, Phaeton

Alia OmarA3
(Etobicoke, ON)
(Treaty 13 Territory)
Woman, Alcyone, Ceres, Persephone, Pomona, Narrator 2, Woman at the Door

Madeleine ScovilA3
(Kingston, ON)
(Treaty 57 Territory)
Chorus, Sailor, Iris, Hunger, Fates, 1st Person, Myrrha, Psyche, Narrator 3, Chorus

Leanna WilliamsA3
(Regina, SK)
(Treaty 4 Territory)
3rd Laundress, Sailor, Aphrodite, Oread, Pandora, Narrator 2, Aphrodite

Mackenzie WojickA3
(Winnipeg, MB)
(Treaty 1 Territory)
Zeus, Henchman, Sleep, Erysichthon, Narrator 1, 3rd Person, Cinyras, Chorus
Legend: A Acting, 3 Third-year students
GRADUATING STUDENTS

Costume Designer Fernando Maya MenesesSCD3
(Mexico City, Mexico)

Lighting Designer Jordana NatalePT3
(Orangeville, ON)
(Treaty 18 Territory)

Video Designer Charlotte BakerPT3
(Waterloo, ON)
(traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples)

Sound Designer Anthony AllanPT3
(Burlington, ON)
(Brant Tract Treaty Territory)

Assistant Set Designer Maude JanvierSCD3
(Richelieu, QC)
(Traditional unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka people)

Production Manager Isabella RobertPT3
(Kitimat, BC)
(traditional unceded territory of the Haisla people)

Technical Director Tom GirouxInd. Res
(Calgary, AB)
(Treaty 7 territory)

Assistant Technical Director Zach WeibelPT3
(Renton, WA, USA)
(Treaty of Point Elliot, territories of the Duwamish, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, and Muckleshoot)

Stage Manager Caroline NowackiPT3
(Montreal, QC)
(Tio’tia:ke, Unceded Kanien’kehá:ka Land)

Costume Assistant Siloé MelançonCP3
(Montreal, QC)
(Tio’tia:ke, Unceded Kanien’kehá:ka Land)
STUDENTS
Assistant Stage Managers Eiden FrenchPT1 and Alex JoycePT1
Head Carpenter / Stage Carpenter Bea CrowtherPT2
Head Electrician Lia WrightPT2
Head of Video Andie McMillanPT2
Head of Sound Alex SinclairPT2
Assistant Technical Director and Production Assistant Matthew LawlerPT2
Crew Nezren Pittoors-McMahonPT1, Alex SykesPT1, Beatrice FreedmanPT1
Flyperson Zoe DacaPT1
Paint, Props and Costume Crew Clémence ArchambaultSC1, Lola CordreauxSC1, Émile DumoulinSC1, Hailee Jake FriesenSC1, Jess JanderaSC1, Augusta LutynskiSC1, Nikki MabiasSC1, Clara PintoSC1, Jade ValoisSC1
PROFESSIONALS
Set Designer Adriana Bogaard (Set and Costume Design 2016)
Legend: PT Production Design & Technical Arts, SCD Set & Costume Design, CP Création et production
1 First-year students, 2 Second-year students, 3 Third-year students
General Management Kathryn Westoll
Head of Costumes Michael Slack (Set and Costume Design 2001), Julia Metzger
Cutter Mélanie Richard
Stitchers Ysaline Lannes and Maïa Ménard Bélanger
Dye and Patina Mélanie Turcotte
Millinery Julie Caron
Hair Rejean Forget
Makeup Florence Cornet
Head of Scenic Paint Véronique Pagnoux
Head of Props Angela Rassenti (Set and Costume Design 2008)
Head of Movement Rebecca Harper
Head of Music Jonathan Patterson
Fight Director Anita Nitoly
Costume Design James Lavoie
Lighting Design Michelle Ramsay
Video Design Amelia Scott
Sound Design Rob Denton
Production Management Andrea Lundy and Rick Banville
Stage Management Melanie St. Jacques
Technical Direction Daniel Bennett
Master Carpenter Guillaume Simard (Création et production 2010)
Head Carpenter Christian Larochelle
Technical Supervision Marjorie Lefebvre
Stage Carpenter Jérémie Berubé
Head of Lighting Francis Hamel
Head of Sound Bianca Bernier
Voice Coaches Lauren Maykut and Jonathan Monro
Poster






Acknowledgements
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.
The public performances of the National Theatre School’s graduating class represent the culmination of years of training for many of Canada’s future playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and production personnel. Everything seen on stage and all that goes on behind the scenes is created by the students under the guidance of professional guest artists. The National Theatre School of Canada is a school for the arts. It is the premier professional theatre training institution in the country. The School offers incomparable training in all theatre arts.
Alisa Palmer, Executive Artistic Director of the English Section
Frédéric Dubois, Executive Artistic Director of the French section
Fanny Pagé, CEO
Thank you Matthew Lalonde (PDTA 2) for creating the Kabuki. Thank you also to The Michigan Harpist and Yann Tiersen.


Performances
- Tuesday December 13 at 7:30 PM
- Wednesday December 14 at 7:30 PM
- Thursday December 15 at 7:30 PM
- Friday December 16 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday December 17 at 1 PM
Venue
Monument-National Campus
Ludger-Duvernay Theatre
1182 Saint-Laurent Boulevard
Montreal
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