We came from dust

The day the power went out, I was late for work.

The day the power went out, I started filming.

The story begins in the not-too-distant future. A solar storm has knocked out power all across the world. As things get tougher in the cities, ten people decide that they will be safer starting over, together, in the woods. For a little while everything is alright, but eventually the idyllic new home and its inhabitants are tested in every way, and each of them must find a way to move forward.

The day the power went out, songs and stories were all we had left.

About the show

The graduating students in Acting, Production Design & Technical Arts, and Set & Costume Design have been working with director Maiko Yamamoto for two years to create this new collective piece.

Largely influenced by speculative future narratives from contemporary culture, along with personal stories and imagery, We came from dust is a deep dive forward in time, set against a backdrop of the mysterious, powerful forests of the Pacific Northwest coast.

Video Design

The video projections in We came from dust play a crucial role in understanding the story, since they bring to life the forrest where all the characters live.

Watch the following video and discover the creative process behind the video design, with Samuel Boucher (Production Design and Technical Arts 3, Paris).

Watch the video!

Performances

Preview: October 15, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 16, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 17, 2018 at 7:30pm *talk back*
October 18, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 19, 2018 at 7:30pm
October 20, 2018 at 3pm

Venue

Monument-National
1182, St-Laurent Blvd.

Tickets

The show is closed!

and then make an online donation or deposit the amount of your choice in the identified boxes after the show.

Credits

CAST

Graduating students in Acting

Jesse Lapointe
Nan Chen
Kajsa Wood
Nathaniel Hanula-James
Evelyn Wiebe
Sophie Dube
Tara Sky
Chloe Giddings
Benjamin Thomas
Rochelle Laplante

CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION TEAM

GRADUATING STUDENTS

Set and Costume Designer: Hannah Fisher SCD3
Set, Prop and Costume Assistant: Christos Darlasis SCD3
Lighting Designer: MacKenzie Emerick PT3
Video Designer: Samuel Boucher PT3
Assistant Sound Designer: Gloria Mok PT3
Dramaturge: Jacob Margaret Archer PW3
Production Manager: Eryn Griffith ART
Technical Director: Pedro Melão Ferreira PT3
Stage Manager: Claire Bourdin PT3

PROFESSIONAL

Sound Designer: Antoine Bédard

STUDENTS

Head Carpenter: Paige Prystupa PT2
Assistant Technical Director: Zach Fedora PT2
2nd Assistant Technical Director: Michael Wanless PT2
Production Assistant: Brenda Vaca PT1
Assistant Stage Manager 1: Leslie Hernandez PT2
Assistant Stage Manager 2: Ava Bishop PT1
Head of Sound: Patrick Fitzsimmons PT2
Head of LX: Katherine Kellner PT2
Head of Video: Ryan Wilcox PT2
Sound Assistant: Aurora Torok PT1
Video Assistant : Tiffany Ledesma PT1
Lighting Assistant: Hailey Verbonac PT1
TD Assistant: Brianna Unger PT1
Crew/PA: Caitlin Farley PT1, Brendan Agnew PT1

LEGEND
A3 Third year Acting graduating students, SCD3 Third year Set and Costume Design graduating students, PT3 Third year Production Design and Technical Arts graduating students, PW3 Third year Playwriting graduating students, SCD2 Second year Set and Costume Design students, PT2 Second year Production Design and Technical Arts students, PT1 First year Production Design and Technical Arts students, ART Artistic Residence in training

COACHES

Production Management: Andrea Lundy
Set and Costume Design: Cathia Pagotto
Lighting Design: Glenn Davidson
Technical Director: Dave Surette
Stage Management: Melanie St. Jacques
Sound Design: Antoine Bédard
Video Design: Amelia Scott
Fight: Anita Nittoly

Poster

*poster design by Hannah Fisher and Christos Darlasis (graduating students in Set and Costume Design)