an immersive production
Directed by Anthony Palermo
Written by Tony Kushnir
Nominated for “Best Play” and “Best Direction” at the University of Toronto Drama Coalition Awards 2023.
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches is Tony Kushner’s three- part epic, which he describes as “A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.” We meet Louis and Prior and Harper and Joe, two couples whose relationships are on the rocks: the former because of Prior’s AIDS diagnosis and Louis’s inability to cope with illness, the latter because of Joe’s closeted homosexuality and Harper’s incessant fears and hallucinations, as well as her addiction to pain-killers. As we follow these couples’ trials, we come across a handful of colourful characters, and The Angel, a divine emanation who appears to Prior as a messenger of God to inform him that “The Great Work” is about to begin.
Produced by SMC Troubadours (University of Toronto) in April 2023.
Cast & Creative Team
Louis- Maher Sinno
Prior/ Man in Park- Valentine Leger
Roy Cohn- Juliet Spizzirri
Harper Pitt/ Martin- Chelsea Mathieu
Joe Pitt- Liam Peter Donovan
Belize / Mr. Lies- Jewell Bowry
Henry/ Hannah Pitt/ Ethel Rosenburg- Ava Patterson
The Angel/ Homeless Woman/ Sister Ella- Maïa Greco
Understudy- Clare MacKay
Stage Manager- Cass Iacovelli
Lighting Designer- Cass Iacovelli
Set Designer- Aria Kowal
Sound Designer- Maia Wells
Costume Designer- Gabriel Woo
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Directed by Anthony Palermo
Book by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band, the Angry Inch, fronted by Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing gender queer East German rock 'n' roll goddess. Using songs and monologues, Hedwig tells her story in search for "The Origin of Love" and her other half. It's a rocking ride, funny, touching and ultimately inspiring to anyone who has felt life gave them an inch when they deserved a mile.
Produced by Victoria College Drama Society (University of Toronto) in October 2022.
Design & Production Team
Music Director - Jonah Nung
Stage Manager - Anna Novak
Costume Designer - Gabe Woo
Makeup Designer/Dresser - Maggie Tavares
Sound and Set Designer - Alison Starkey
Lighting and Projection Designer - Isabella Cesari
Props Master - JeeWon Pezzack
Assistant Director - Mila Frumovitz
Assistant Stage Managers - Cynthia Sa & Sarah Li
Cast
Hedwig- Thomas Cardoso Quinn
Yitzhak- Emma Coulson
Reviews
The Medium:
The Mike: https://readthemike.com/10428-2/
Photos by Maggie Tavares
Directed by Anthony Palermo
Written by Jordan Tannahill
Nominated for “Best Play” and “Best Direction” at the University of Toronto Drama Coalition Awards 2022.
Sunny, aka rihannaboi95, made some videos and while yeah, they’re getting him lots of hits, some people at school found them too and now the eggshell world he so carefully treads is threatening to implode. Cloistered within the bedroom of his friend Keira, a Shopper’s makeup queen, Sunny records a video for his loyal viewers, invoking the spirit of his YouTube namesake when he needs her most.
Produced by SMC Troubadours (University of Toronto) in October 2021.
Cast & Creative Team
Stage Manager & Sound Designer- Alison Starkey
Movement Director- Dhanya Dass
Set Designer- Sydney Scott
Costume Designer- Brynn Bonne
Featuring Randy Chang as Sunny
Directed by Anthony Palermo
Written by Bert V. Royal
Winner of “Best Direction” at the University of Toronto Drama Coalition Awards 2021.
When CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group’s bullying, offers CB a peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s both haunting and hopeful.
Produced by University of Toronto Scarborough Drama Society in May of 2021.
Cast & Creative Team
CB- Joshua Kilimnik
Beethoven- Randy Chang
CB's Sister- Brynn Bonne
Matt- Ryan Horton
Van- Laura Golinski
Van's Sister- Sydney St Amour
Tricia- Joanna de Villa
Marcy- Jessica Lagoda
Stage Manager- Alison Starkey
Lighting/Sound Design- Emily Pople
Editor- Sydney Sider
Artistic Director- Colette Richardson
Directed by Anthony Palermo
Written by Chloé Castrucci & Anthony Palermo
A missing student. A shattered window. A laptop with a pending update. After University of Toronto student Robin Nova goes missing, ADOMANIA follows the people left behind as they try to piece together the story and cope with what they’ve lost. This experimental and immersive born-digital play invites audiences to join the Instagram Live-Streams of its characters to work through how we connect and change under the imminent threat of an undefined future that arrives all too quickly.
Produced at the Beck Theatre Creation Festival in April of 2021.
Cast & Creative Team
Munch- Muhaddisah
Plato- Oliver James Parkins
Gates- Chloé Castrucci
Dahl- Chelsea Mathieu
Stage Manager- Vivi Valo
Dramaturge- Jane Mackenzie
Video Editor- Cyrus Ferrer
Poster Editor- Justin Castrucci
Link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDfExG3Csak&ab_channel=TheatreErindale
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