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Troy AdamsBillieHelen BelayMaryDaren A. HerbertJohn "Daddy" HallNicole Joy-FraserElizabeth / IdaBrandon OakesPa / HenryEmerjade SimmsMa / Mama TeeUnsettled Scores (Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan)MusiciansCastTarragon Theatre is an active member of the ProfessionalAssociation of Canadian Theatres (PACT), the Toronto Alliance forthe Performing Arts (TAPA), and engages professional artists whoare members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under theterms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement.Come Home - The Legend of Daddy Hall was commissioned by theTarragon Theatre (Toronto, ON). Produced by permission of thePlaywright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.caCome Home —The Legend of Daddy Hall runsapproximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

Audrey DwyerPlaywrightMonique MojicaDramaturgeMike PayetteDirectorJawon Kang*Set DesignerChristine Ting-Huan Urquhart*Costume DesignerMichelle Ramsay*Lighting DesignerUnsettled Scores (Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan)Sound Designers & ComposersLouisa ZhuFight DirectorNatasha PowellMovement ConsultantEmilie AubinStage ManagerHazel L. MooreApprentice Stage ManagerProps AssistantsChristina Hantos & Daniel JakobiCreative Team*Indicated designers on this production are represented by theAssociated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.

Tarragon Theatre acknowledges that we all are a part of alarger ecosystem within our community, Tkaronto, where ourtheatre lives and operates – and that we also commit ourselvesand energize our audiences to continually reflect on andrespond to our relationship to the land around us. This countryhas been cared for by generations of First Nations, Inuit andMétis Nations, and the land on which Tarragon rests and is ableto share this story has been cherished and protected by theAnishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat, and theMississaugas of the Credit First Nation.Toronto is a word that originates from the Mohawk word“Tkaronto,” meaning “the place in the water where the treesare standing,” which is said to refer to the wooden stakes thatwere used as fishing weirs in the narrows of local river systemsby the Haudenosaunee and Wendat. The paths we still walktoday, from Davenport to Dupont, are built on the portagetrails first established and walked by Indigenous peoples. It isin the spirit of being on the portage route that we invoke ourlocal Indigenous oral history – though covered up by theindustrial progress of Toronto – and maintain that thosestories are not lost. We are committed to engaging with these communities inmeaningful ways that open dialogue. We look towards arecognition of our shared humanity to create deepercommunity connection and accountability. Tarragon’srecognition of the contributions of Indigenous peoples to thisland is directly connected to our promise to meet the challengeof Truth and Reconciliation: making our commitment real in ourwork and through our community building. Please do check outthe QR codes in the lobby to find out how you can extend yoursupport.Tarragon Theatre land acknowledgement

Welcome to the final opening of our 2023-24 season, Come Home – The Legend of Daddy Hall! How fitting to besharing this story of family, journey and resilience in thespringtime with the world around us in bloom – a powerfulreminder of renewal and growth. This uniquely local story,told by seasoned playwright Audrey Dwyer, follows DaddyHall’s path through time and across generations as Johntraverses the land from north to south and north again. As anIndigenous Black man, his is an extraordinary story of loveand survival. And it has a very immediate connection toTarragon, since we know he travelled along the portageroute where Tarragon Theatre stands today, and that hevisited the Tollkeeper’s booth just around the corner.With a remarkable team of creators, including sounddesigners and composers Spy Denomme-Welch andCatherine Magowan performing live, you are in for a visualand sonic treat!As our 2023-23 season draws to a close, we want to thankyou for sharing the journey with us. It’s been a pleasure andprivilege to have you with us each step, and production, ofour way. It’s risk-taking audience members like you who giveour work purpose.With deep gratitude, we wish you Bon Spectacle!Mike Payette and Andrea VagianosArtistic Director & Managing DirectorWelcome to the show

John Hall walked in this very neighbourhood hundreds ofyears ago. He lived throughout Ontario. He was marriedmultiple times, had many children, escaped enslavementtwice (crossing through deep bodies of water), was in the War of 1812, and died at a very old age. My researchprovided numerous tales with major differences and a fewsimilarities. One thing was made clear: John spent milestravelling, searching for home.I began to think about John’s relationship with his family, the land he lived on and the relationships he made along theway. He was guided by those he met and surely, those wholeft him far too early. I considered John’s long life and theways certain relationships were severed. It made me think of ancestral lineage and what it means to cross over. Can your steps from life to death be legendary? I’m thankful to have so many friends along the way who havebrought their fierce creative forces to this story. To theactors and designers, thank you for stepping into this worldand making it your own. To Richard, thank you for bringingJohn Hall to my attention. Spy and Catherine, thank you foryour music, creativity, and jokes. Monique, thank you foryour consultation, brilliant heart, and passion. Mike, thankyou for giving me time, for your layers of imagination andgood-good words. Sandy and Tammy, you are John’sdescendants! Thank you for your stories and for sharing yourthoughts with me. Lastly, thank you to John Hall for your big, beautiful heartand for inspiring me to keep going no matter what. You’re achampion! May you truly rest in power and peace.Audrey DwyerPlaywright’s note

Special thanks to...Audrey would like to thank:Mike Payette, Andrea Vagianos, Richard Rose, Joanna Falck,Myekah Payne, Jeff Ho and the Tarragon Staff, TammyMeggitt, Sandy Inkster, Spy Dénommé Welch, CatherineMagowan, Monique Mojica, Lindsay Lachance, and all of theartists who participated in workshops and the AcousticVersion.Additional thanks:Pura Fé, Friends from Six Nations from Awkwesasne, Joyce Zemans, Erick Fournier for Assistance in FightDirection.

A few months after moving to Toronto, I had the fortune ofre-connecting with Audrey Dwyer - Tarragon’s former UrjoKareda resident, Assistant Artistic Director, and playwright ofthe acoustic and musical version of Come Home - The Legendof Daddy Hall. Commissioned by Richard Rose, this audiodrama was inspired by the heroic historic story of John Hall.A standalone and moving offer as part of the Acoustic Seriesin 2021, the piece gave us a glimpse into one man’s longjourney of life and survival as a Black and Indigenous man inthe 18th and 19th centuries.It was in our encounter that Audrey and I unearthed a lotmore questions about what this piece was asking of usartistically and of it being shared in this moment. There aremany unknowns to John and the material we do have is ofteninconsistent. The curiosity in filling the gaps leads to trulyunique dramaturgical opportunities that weave history andfiction together in beautiful ways. That is what hasgrounded Audrey and her pursuit to uplift the charming,often self-consuming, always surviving humanity of whoJohn may have been.It is the holes in John Hall’s story that led us to investigatethe very question of what made John legendary. If we putaside the historical signposts of his life, who is the man weare left with when he is forced to reconcile his livedrelationships and experiences while, just maybe, trying tocreate a bridge into the ancestral realm?(note continued on next page)Director’s Note

What I have loved about this re-invigorated and complexmulti-year development of Come Home is theacquiescence to time’s flow that is embedded in the piece.Grounded in diasporic and Indigenous dramaturgy, theprocess has been enriched by land-based work andancestral connection. The process has opened up the waytime - the present, the past, and the forever - braids withinitself. The acceptance of that informs the play for all of us inthe creation, and it is the blueprint to channelling it for theaudience. We can all be reminded of moments that feltendless to those that fleet yet remain so full. And when weconsider that over a century of life, there is no way toencapsulate all of the moments. Those that pop up in thefinal breaths are myriad - memories that may spark joy,prompt remorse, be unresolved, or show courage.So, it’s in the spirit of opening up the scope of history-meets-drama, that Audrey asks us to look at the unwrittencharacters in John’s life; the women who anchored him andthe children lost. Or the parents who brought their teachingsearly in John’s youth before being separated from him andare now extending their ancestral arms beckoning him togently cross over. And to the descendants of John,existing today in 2024 who, in different and parallel ways,are part of the cycle of exhaustively fighting for freedom.That unique lens takes us out of a history lesson, and into thenow, asking us to remember our connectivity to those thatcame before and their encouragement for us to keep movingforward in every way we can.(note continued on next page)Director’s Note

The result of Audrey’s intense respect to the lives we don’tknow, and to the immortalization of John Hall, is anembroidered tapestry. An ancestral fantasia that invites us tore-discover the moments that shape us and ultimately leavetheir own mark in making us all legendary.Much gratitude to the many who contributed to this moment.From the archives to the descendants of John Hall whocreated a significant touchstone of humanity for us, toMonique Mojica who moved us through the spiritual andliteral maps travelled with a felt hand always on the back.Grateful for the cast who have embodied generations ofconnection between our cultures, and for the creatives andcrew who have given us an environment to fully embrace thismulti-dimensional world.And to you all for being a part of this voyage. For sharing andexperiencing stories that define our ability to come togetherin spite of dividing times. And for those we know walking inbetween worlds, or those in your life who are and have beenloved, lived, and are still among us vibing on the other side.Bon spectacle,Mike PayetteDirector’s Note

TROY ADAMSBillieFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Billy Elliot (NeptuneTheatre); The Other Place (TIFT); This Is How We GotHere (Magnus Theatre); Next To Normal (Mirvish/Musical Stage); Angels In America Part 1 and Part 2,Rose (Soulpepper); The Adventures of a Black Girl inSearch of God (Mirvish/National Arts Centre/ CentaurTheatre); Wanderlust (Stratford Theatre); Othello(Shakespeare by the Sea); Dreamgirls (MTC/TheGrand Theatre/Theatre Aquarius; The Gospel at Colonus (Neptune Theatre).Other: Being of Black Loyalist and Mi'kmaq descent,from Halifax, Nova Scotia (originally) the illuminationof the interconnectedness in our peoples in North America in this play, and production team isdeep Soul-Food. Enjoy.

HELEN BELAYMaryFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Rosencrantz &Guildenstern Are Dead (Neptune Theatre/Mirvish);The Importance of Being Earnest, Jane Eyre, TheFiancée, Heaven (Citadel Theatre); Heaven (NationalArts Centre); King Lear, Queen Goneril (SoulpepperTheatre Company); The 39 Steps (County StageCompany); The Wonderful (Caravan Farm Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: Dark Nature(Almost Forever Prod.); Abracadavers (Mind EngineEnt.). Awards: 2022 AMPIA Best Performance by anAlberta Actress.Other: Many thanks and love to this team, my friendsand loved ones, and anyone and everyone that’s everplucked up the courage to tell a story.

DAREN A. HERBERTJohn "Daddy" HallFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Three Sisters (Soulpepper);Sweeter (Cahoots); Yerma (Coal Mine); Choir Boy (CanadianStage); The Wild Party (Musical Stage) Selected Film and Television: Kim's Convenience (CBC);Pretty Hard Cases (CBC); Revenge of the Black Best Friend(CBC) Upcoming: Dutchman (Gracemoon Theatre, NY); town(e)(new series, Bermuda); Intimate Apparel (GracemoonTheatre, NY) Awards: 2024 Canadian Screen Award nominee; DoraAward Winner; Toronto Theatre Critics' Award Winner; LADrama Critics Circle Award Winner; NAACP Theatre AwardNominee; 2022 Earl Cameron Award Recipient, BermudaArts Council. Other: Daren is a proud member of the Gracemoon ArtsTheatre Company, a past Board Member of the MusicalStage Co., Member of the Sheridan College ProfessionalAdvisory Council and holds an MFA Drama and a BFATheatre Arts from The University of California, Irvine andThe University of the Arts, Philadelphia, respectively.

NICOLE JOY-FRASERElizabeth / IdaFor Tarragon: My Sister’s Rage, Come Home - The Legend ofDaddy Hall (Acoustic Season), Seven Stories (AcousticSeason).Selected Theatre Credits: Canoe (Unsettled Scores/ TPM);Othîwêw (Shakespeare In Action); This is How We Got Here(Native Earth/Shaw); The Rez Sisters (Stratford Festival);The Hours That Remain (Magnus); Ipperwash, Stag and Doe(Blyth); A Man A Fish (Persephone Theatre); Evangeline(Charlottetown); Giiwedin (Native Earth/ AIRR); Beauty andThe Beast (UK Tour); Mamma Mia! (Original Canadian Cast).Assistant Director: The Incredible Adventures of Mary JaneMosquito (Carousel Players) Selected Film and Television Credits: Clarice, Baroness Von Sketch, Québexit, Toka (TPM/LemonTree). Upcoming: Ni Nagamoon (Carousel Players), Into TheWoods (Koerner Hall). Creation of their own play withPunctuate Theatre’s 2023-2024 Pemmican Collective;Candace Brunette-Debassige’s Flight(Director/Dramaturge)Awards: 2020 Outstanding Achievement in Performance(Celebration of Nations/Niagara), Dora Award (BestEnsemble-Two Odyssey’s/Soundstreams), Olivier Award(Best Supporting Actor-Ensemble Jerry Springer theOpera/West End).Other: Kinânaskomitin for the opportunity to finally sharethis story of our ancestors and first family. ~All My relations~

BRANDON OAKESPa / HenryFor Tarragon: DebutSelected Theatre Credits: Manahatta (The Public),Smoke (New York), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(Philidelphia’s People’s Light & Theatre), Palestine,New Mexico (LA’s Culture Clast at the Los AngelesTheatre Centre). Selected Film and Television: Rhymes for YoungGhouls (2014 & Blood Quantum (2019) (w/ JeffBarnaby), Through Black Spruce (2018 - SerendipityPoint Films), Bad Blood (2018 - CityTV), Anne with anE (2019 - CBC), Diggstown (2019 - CBC), TOGO (2019– Disney), The Last Manhunt (2022 – Disney)Upcoming: The Trades (Crave – 2024)Awards: Won best supporting actor for The Saver,Nominated for CSA awards for Diggstown andThrough Black Spruce, Nominated for Actor award forAnne with an EOther: From the heart of Akwesasne, "The landwhere the Partridge Drums," Brandon Oakes standstall as a luminary of the Kanienkehaka (People of theFlint - Mohawk) Nation.

EMERJADE SIMMSMa / Mama TeeFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Every Day She Rose (BlackTheatre Workshop); Sweeter (Cahoots/Roseneath);Redbone Coonhound (Arts Club); Calpurnia(RMTC/NAC); The Mountaintop (Persephone Theatre);1851: Spirit and Voice (Soulpepper/Myseum); 21 Black Futures: Omega Child (Obsidian/CBC); Peter Pan (Bad Hats/Soulpepper); School Girls; Or, TheAfrican Mean Girls Play* (Obsidian/Nightwood); The BirdKiller (Let Me In).Selected Film and Television Credits: Forbidden, FearThy Neighbor, See No Evil and Paranormal 911.Awards: *Dora Award Winner for OutstandingProduction.Other: Emerjade loves her mom like cooked food. Deep gratitude and thanks to this team. “You’re a livingaltar, made of earth, air, fire, and water, with the bloodof your ancestors flowing inside and the breath of Spiritinspiring you. Wherever you are, the Holy is present,and transformation is possible.” ― Ahriana Platten, Ph.D

SPY DÉNOMMÉ-WELCHMusician, Sound Designer & ComposerFor Tarragon: Come Home - The Legend of Daddy Hall(Tarragon Acoustic Season, Composer and Musician).Selected Writing and/or Composing Credits: Canoe (2023); RADAR (2019); Contraries: A ChamberRequiem (2018); Bottlenecked (2017); Sojourn (2016);Giiwedin (2010), Victorian Secrets (2014), HATEMAIL &Irreconcilable Trolls (2017). Selected Directing Credits: Canoe (UnsettledScores/Native Earth Performing Arts/Theatre PasseMuraille/The Toronto Consort); Contraries: A ChamberRequiem (Unsettled Scores); HATEMAIL &Irreconcilable Trolls (Unsettled Scores/NEPAWeesageechak Festival); RADAR (Unsettled Scores).Upcoming: Transpositions (album release 2024),RADAR & Contraries: A Chamber Requiem (albumrelease 2025).Other: In addition to being an activelibrettist/playwright, composer, musician and ArtisticDirector of Unsettled Scores, Dr. Spy is a CanadaResearch Chair in Indigenous Arts, KnowledgeSystems and Education & Associate Professor atWestern University. For more information about Spyand Unsettled Scores please visitwww.unsettledscores.com(Algonquin-Anishnaabe)

CATHERINE MAGOWANMusician, Sound Designer & ComposerFor Tarragon : Come Home - The Legend of Daddy Hall(Tarragon Acoustic Season: Music Director, Composer andMusician)Selected Music Direction Credits: Canoe (UnsettledScores/Native Earth Performing Arts/Theatre PasseMuraille/The Toronto Consort); Contraries: A ChamberRequiem (Unsettled Scores); Sojourn (Unsettled Scores);RADAR (Unsettled Scores).Selected Composer Credits: Canoe (2023); RADAR(2019); Miskwaa Biboon / Rouge Winter / Hiver Rouge(2019); Contraries: A Chamber Requiem (2018);Bottlenecked (2017); Sojourn (2016); Giiwedin (2010).Selected Musician Credits: Founder and Electric Bassoon:DFM (2009 – present); Principal Bassoon: SudburySymphony Orchestra (2003 – 2020), Burlington SymphonyOrchestra (2015 – 2020), Southern Ontario Lyric Opera(2015 – 2020), Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra(2004 – 2013), Classical Music Consort (2006 – 2008).Upcoming: Transpositions (album release 2024), RADAR &Contraries: A Chamber Requiem (album release 2025).Other: For more about Catherine and Unsettled Scoresplease visit www.unsettledscores.com

AUDREY DWYERPlaywrightFor Tarragon: Assistant Artistic Director (2018-2019), Urjo Kareda Resident (2018 – 2019). Actor: Theory.Selected Theatre Credits:Actor: One Thing Leads to Another, Patty’s Cake and BluePlanet (Young People’s Theatre), Vanya and Sonia andMasha and Spike, Medea (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centreand Mirvish Productions), Good People, The Crucible (RoyalManitoba Theatre Centre), thirsty (National Arts Centre),Clybourne Park, The Overwhelming (Studio 180/MirvishProductions), The Tempest (Canadian Stage), Black Medea(Obsidian Theatre).Playwright: Calpurnia (Nightwood Theatre/Sulong Theatre& Remount with National Arts Centre/Black TheatreWorkshop/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre), Backstage atCarnegie Hall (Bradyworks), The Ringtone (Imago Theatre).Director: The Apology (Rabiayshna Theatre), Calpurnia(Nightwood Theatre/Sulong Theatre), Prairie Nurse(Lighthouse Theatre), Women of the Fur Trade (RoyalManitoba Theatre Centre), The Mountaintop (RoyalManitoba Theatre Centre).Selected Film and Television Credits:Actor: Da Kink in My Hair, The Ron James Show, The StateWithin, Man of the Year with Robin Williams, Atom Egoyan’sWhere The Truth Lies, multiple episodes of the award-winning comedy series The Baroness Von Sketch Show.

AUDREY DWYERbio continuedSelected Film and Television Credits:Screenwriter: The D Cut (Crave Canada, Shaftesbury’sKindaTV Youtube), The Cupcake (Never Just Films).Upcoming: Audrey is working on The Gordons fortelevision, which is inspired by Calpurnia. She has beencommissioned to write The Generations for NightswimmingTheatre: an audacious five-hour drama that explores thepower and resilience of a Black family over thousands ofyears. It will be told through story, song, sound, and danceby one hundred characters. She is writing a one-personshow about the workplace, rope and violence called CLIMB.Awards: Winner of Dora Awards for Outstanding New Playand Outstanding Ensemble for YPT’s One Thing Leads toAnother. Other: In 2008, she was the Associate Artistic Director ofNightwood Theatre. From 2016 to 2017, she was theArtistic Director of Cow Over Moon Children’s Theatre.From 2019 to 2023, she was the Associate Artistic Directorof the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. She graduated fromthe National Theatre School of Canada, where she is anAssociate Artist and a teacher. She sends her love to Carofor all his support and daily doses of laughter.

MONIQUE MOJICADramaturgeFor Tarragon: My Sister’s RageSelected Credits: Izzie M.: The Alchemy of Enfreakment written byMonique with a diverse creative team; The Unnatural andAccidental Women (NAC); Monique has collaborated with SanteeSmith since 2013 as the dramaturg for Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’stryptic, Re-Quickening/ Blood Tides/SKe:NEN and TeneilWhiskeyjack’s Ayita for Edmonton’s SkirtsAfire Festival.Upcoming: Monique will be the George A. Miller Visiting Artist atthe University of Illinois through their Center for Advanced StudyOther: Monique Mojica’s theatrical practice is centred in land-based embodied research and the development of culturallyspecific Indigenous dramaturgies. Her first play, Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots wasproduced in 1990 and is taught in curricula internationally. Shefounded Chocolate Woman Collective in 2006 to create the playChocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way. She is the co-editor, with Ric Knowles, of Staging Coyote’s Dream,vols. I & II and of the upcoming volume III, co-edited with LindsayLachance. Newly released is Chocolate Woman Dreams the MilkyWay: Mapping Embodied Indigenous Performance, written withBrenda Farnell.She is a member of the newly formed Indigenous DramaturgyCircle at Tarragon Theatre and was the inaugural Wurlitzer VisitingProfessor at the University of Victoria’s Theatre Department in2023.(Guna and Rappahannock)

MIKE PAYETTEDirectorFor Tarragon: Cockroach , Paint Me This House ofLove. Selected Theatre Credits: Mike has worked as adirector, actor and educator for many years, and intheatres from coast to coast. As an actor, he hasperformed with some of the country’s finestcompanies like The Citadel, Vertigo Theatre,Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Banff Centre,Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, Segal Centre,Centaur Theatre, The Grand, Factory Theatre,Neptune Theatre, and the National Arts Centre,among others. Directing credits include: Blithe Spirit (ShawFestival); the Canadian premiere of Tarell AlvinMcCraney's Choir Boy (Centaur, later CanadianStage/Arts Club Theatre Co.); the Quebec premieresof Harlem Duet (Black Theatre Workshop), A Line inthe Sand (Tableau D’Hôte Theatre/Segal) and Aroundthe World in 80 Days (Geordie); the Montreal English-language premiere of Hosanna (Centaur);(bio continued on next page)

MIKE PAYETTEbio continuedDirecting credits continued: The French-languagepremiere of Héritage – A Raisin in the Sun (ThéâtreJean-Duceppe) along with the national tours of The Tashme Project (Tashme Prods/Centaur/Factory/Firehall) and Lorena Gale’s Angélique (BTW/TableauD’Hôte/National Arts Centre/Factory/Obsidian). He has worked on numerous audio and digital plays,including directing for Obsidian Theatre’s acclaimed21 Black Futures with CBC Gem.Upcoming: Craze, Benevolence (Tarragon 2024/25).Awards: Multiple nominations and 2-time recipient,Montreal English Theatre Awards (METAs).

JAWON KANGSet DesignerFor Tarragon: costume design for A Poem for Rabia; setdesign for Redbone CoonhoundSelected Credits: set design for This is how we got here(Persephone Theatre); set design for Rocking Horse Winner(Original design: Camellia Koo, Tapestry Opera); set designfor Mizushobai (Tableau D’Hôte Theatre); set and costumedesign for CRAVING (Curveball Theatre); costume designfor Armadillos (Factory Theatre); set design for Fairview(Canadian Stage); design assistance for Of The Sea(Tapestry Opera and Obsidian Theatre); designassistance for Choir Boy (Canadian Stage); set designs forMary Stuart, Ubu Roi and Fefu and her friends (Directors’Workshop Project/ Stratford Festival); associate set designfor Death and the King’s Horseman (Stratford Festival);costume design for Venus (NTS); costume design forMother and Child and 3..2..1 (NTS); design assistance for21 Black Futures (Obsidian Theatre and CBC).(bio continued on next page)

JAWON KANGBio ContinuedUpcoming: Set and costume design for Doubt (ThousandIslands Playhouse); set design for Little Women (RoyalManitoba Theatre Centre).Awards: META Montreal English Theatre Award –Outstanding emerging artist; Nominated foroutstanding set design (Redbone Coonhound)Dora Mavor Moore Awards - Nominated for outstandingscenic design and projection design with Frank Donato andDezmond Arnkvarn (Redbone Coonhound)Tyrone Guthrie Award for theatre design study.Portfolio: jawonkang.myportfolio.comOther: Miss you dearly Wolé... Hope you’re happy in thereand doing theatre with your angels.

CHRISTINE TING-HUAN URQUHARTCostume DesignerFor Tarragon: Set and Costume Designer Cockroach ,Design Associate - Bunny, Mustard (2018).Selected Theatre Credits: Costume Designer - UniversalChildcare (Quote Unquote Collective), Set and CostumeDesigner - Antigone ( Young People's Theatre), Iphigeniaand the Furies on Taurian Land (Saga Collectif and TheatrePasseMuraille), Juno's Reward (Grand Theatre), MulanRouge (The Vaults, London UK), Set Designer - Unsafe(Canadian Stage), Digital Designer - CAN x Two TemplePlace (Chinese Arts Now, London UK), PerformanceDesigner - First Trimester (Battersea Arts Centre.)Selected Film and Television Credits: Standby ArtDirector - Girl (Barry Crerar), Production Designer -Language (Per Speculum Productions), Lifechanger(Federgreen Entertainment), Footprints on Water (TheProduction Headquarters).Upcoming: Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival)Awards: Dora nominated for Outstanding CostumeDesign (Iphigenia and the Furies on Taurian Land) andOutstanding Set Design (Cockroach , Antigone ),recipient of 'Lead By Design' bursary award (EnvelopeRoom and Grid Iron Theatre, UK), Digital storytelling award- CAN x Two Temple Place (Chinese Arts Now, London UK)Other: www.urquhartdesign.com@christinetinghuanurquhart

MICHELLE RAMSAYLighting DesignerFor Tarragon: El Terremoto, 3 Fingers Back, Redbone Coonhound, The Jungle, carried away on thecrest of a wave, the sankofa trilogy, Wild Mouth,Russell Hill (co-designed with Andrea Lundy).Selected Theatre Credits: The Tempest (TheatreRusticle); The Waltz (Factory Theatre); Women of theFur Trade (Stratford Festival); Little Shop of Horrors(Capitol Theatre); Beautiful (Arts Club); Prison Dancerthe Musical (Citadel Theatre); Martyr (ARC); The FirstStone (New Harlem); The Doctors Dilemma (ShawFestival); 9 to 5: The Musical (Capitol Theatre).Awards: She has received eight Dora Awards, aSATAward, the 2008 Pauline McGibbon Award, andwas a finalist for the 2021 Siminovitch Prize. Other: Michelle is on the board of the AssociatedDesigners of Canada and ADC659.

LOUISA ZHUFight DirectorFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Fight Director: White Muscle Daddy (Buddies in BadTimes/Pencil Kit Productions), Trojan Girls (Outside theMarch), Hilot Means Healer (Cahoots Theatre/ b.currentperforming arts). Performer: A Midsummer Night's Dream (CanadianStage 2023), Lady Sunrise (Factory Theatre), The SilverArrow (Citadel Theatre). Selected Film and Television Credits: Relax, I'm Fromthe Future (Universal/WANGO Films), FUBAR (Netflix),Rising Suns (OMNI), Stunt Double on Black Summer(Netflix).Upcoming: Craze (Tarragon 2023/24) Awards: Fight Directors Canada Henry MarshallMemorial Award for Inspiration, Vision, and Excellence;ACTRA Award Nominee for Outstanding Performance -Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice(Transformers: BotBots - Netflix/eOne), DoraNomination for Outstanding Performance - EnsembleTYA Division (Treasure Island - Solar Stage).

NATASHA POWELLMovement ConsultantFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Fall on Your Knees; ChoirBoy (Canadian Stage).Selected Film and Television Credits: NewMonuments (CBC Gem); The Clark Sisters: The FirstLadies of Gospel (Lifetime).Awards: 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing ArtsPrize.Other: Big love to my family for their patience insupporting this artistic journey.

EMILIE AUBINStage ManagerFor Tarragon: Paint Me This House of Love, Cockroach( ). As Apprentice SM: In the Next Room (or TheVibrator Play), The Golden Dragon, The Real World?, NoGreat Mischief, The Amorous Adventures of Anatol,Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave. Selected Theatre Credits: Three Sisters (ObsidianTheatre / Soulpepper); 2 Pianos 4 Hands (MarquisEntertainment / Mirvish); Is God Is (Obsidian Theatre /Necessary Angel / Canadian Stage); Cast Iron (ObsidianTheatre / Factory Theatre); 21 Black Futures, Pass Over,School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, hang(Obsidian Theatre); Century Song, Infinity (VolcanoTheatre); Underneath It All (New Harlem Productions);Art (Soulpepper); It Comes in Waves (Bluemouth Inc /Necessary Angel); You Are A Field, Lady Baby, Portrait(The Dietrich Group); The Men in White (FactoryTheatre); Tributaries (LuminaTO 2017); Freedom Singer(Project:Humanity); We Keep Coming Back(Selfconscious Theatre); Counting Sheep (SummerWorks2015); M’dea Undone (Tapestry Opera). Other: Em is a stage manager for theatre andexperimental performance based in Toronto. Profoundgratitude to their collaborators, support network, andfamily for holding them.

HAZEL L. MOOREApprentice Stage ManagerFor Tarragon: My Sister's Rage, Paint Me This Houseof Love.Selected Theatre Credits: Serpent Skin Soup (Centrefor Indigenous Theatre); The Last MammothWorkshop (Good Old Neon); Loss (The TheatreCentre); Crazy Dave Goes to Town (Centre forIndigenous Theatre); 2 Pianos 4 Hands (MarquisEntertainment); The World Goes Round (NightwoodTheatre); I'm Walking Here (Centre for IndigenousTheatre); Stars of Mars (Nightwood Theatre).

Mike PayetteArtistic DirectorJeff HoAssociate Artistic DirectorGerry Egan Director of Production Carley Melvin Interim Technical Director Remington NorthTechnical CoordinatorKaren Elizabeth Mainspace Technician David Mallette Extraspace Technician Andrew Chute Head Carpenter Ashley MacDonaldHead of Props Acadia WalshHead of Wardrobe Emma BurnettHead Scenic ArtistScenic ArtistVivian LyBlack Tulip Inc.BookkeepingDanielle Morgan PublicistAndrea VagianosManaging DirectorCameron Johnston Director of Marketing andCommunications Natasha Parsons Director of Patron Services Heather Caplap Education and CommunityEngagement Manager Justin Miller Artistic Producer & Greenhouse Festival DirectorMonica Bradford-LeaCommunications andDevelopment AssistantNathalie SkovDevelopment AssistantMicaela Molina Morales Manager of Patron Services Anita Soutendam Assistant Manager of PatronServicesDhanish Kumar Chinniah, Rahaf Fasheh, Jonnie Lombard, Alyssa Obrigewitsch, Nicole TihanyiPatron Services RepresentativesJackson NairPatron Services Representative &Family Series CoordinatorTarragon Theatre Staff

GOBLIN:MACBETHA Spontaneous Theatre Creation by Rebecca Northan & Bruce Horak with music by Ellis LalondeFrom the creators of Blind Date and Undercover, this is like noMacbeth you've ever seen.INTERIOR DESIGNA Tarragon Theatre ProductionWritten by Rosa LabordeDirected by Kat SandlerAn attempted intervention between a group of girlfriends backfiresspectacularly in this comedy of messy renovations and even messiertruths.CRAZEA Tarragon Theatre and Modern Times Stage Company Co-ProductionIn Association with Theatre ARTaudWritten by Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh MahmudDirected by Mike PayetteTwo couples shelter from an epic storm for a late night drinkingsession where technological mayhem and sexual frivolity may turninto something more… at times surrealist, dangerous, and laugh-out-loud outrageous.THE WOLF IN THE VOICEA Tarragon Theatre production in association with NightswimmingCreated by Martin Julien & Brian QuirtJoin Neema Bickersteth, Jane Miller and Taurian Teelucksingh for anintimate and uplifting evening as they swap stories and songs abouttheir struggles and triumphs as singers.We’ve announced our2024-2025 season! Get ready for an electric year of new works that will inspire you,move you and delight you. Subscriptions and tickets available now.

FEASTA Tarragon Theatre ProductionWritten by Guillermo VerdecchiaDirected by Soheil ParsaFeast is a biting look at a world where some are movers and someare moved, chaos, and how long we can last when your family isfalling apart. BENEVOLENCEA Tarragon Theatre ProductionCreated and Performed by Kevin Matthew WongDirected by Mike PayetteA charming and intimate story that transforms into a layeredChinese-Canadian tale spanning continents, migrations, andgenerations.AFTER THE RAINA Tarragon Theatre & Musical Stage Company Co-productionSupported by the Bulmash-Siegel FoundationWritten by Rose Napoli & Suzy WildeDirected by Marie FarsiFull of family turmoil, life’s complexities, and centred around adevastating discovery, After the Rain is a musical based on a truestory about the healing power of music.We have announced our2024-2025 season! Learn more and get your tickets now:tarragontheatre.com/whats-on

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During these extraordinary times, The Slaight FamilyFoundation Theatre Initiative has helped Tarragoninvite artists and audiences back to the creation andexperience of live performance.Over two years this initiative is supportingcommissions, Tarragon’s Indigenous DramaturgyCircle, artistic process, production and marketing.Tarragon is thankful for this transformational gift fromThe Slaight Family Foundation.Special thanks to

Adam Bryk (President) Brendan Dellandrea (Treasurer) Anne Bermonte Naomi Brown James Buchanan Jenny Gumbs Naguib Keval Caroline O'BrienKatherine Pollock Laurence Siegel Elaine Stavro Heather Yamoah Tarragon Theatre Board of Directors

The Slaight Family FoundationThe Youssef - Warren FoundationThe Bulmash - Siegel FoundationThe Metcalf FoundationThe Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationThe Steve and Sally Stavro Family FoundationThe Kingfisher FoundationThe Wuchien Michael Than FoundationRozsa FoundationStanley Shalom Zielony FoundationThe William and Nona Heaslip FoundationStendel Family FoundationRacioppo Family FoundationJackman FoundationLSRK FoundationThe Paul Butler and Chris Black Foundation at Toronto FoundationThe Pat & Tony Adams Freedom TrustThe Dudley Family FundThe Alpema FoundationThe Balfour Bowen Family FoundationThe Graham Family FundThank you to our supportive donorsFoundation support______________

The Rose Directing FundThe Rose Directing Fund, developed to continue Richard Rose’s vision ofbringing excellence to the creation and development of Canadian theatreby celebrating a professional director each season. We are grateful to theindividuals whose gifts to this fund will support the future of directors atTarragon over the next 10 years.Anonymous (6)Gayle Abrams OAZSherri & William Appell in Honour ofElaine StavroW BelcherAnne BermonteAnn BlackTerry Boyle & Jim LawlorDianne BradleyNaomi BrownAdam Bryk & Melony DuranovichJames Buchanan & Julia RobertsonBeverley BurkeDerrick ChuaCarolyn & Hugh ClelandBob CrawleyLaurence DabinBrendan Dellandrea & Alissa LumsdenJudy & Richard EllenBarbara FingeroteKathleen GallagherSteve Garmaise & Sue RebickKamala Jean GopieKristine GreenawayJenny GumbsShira HartClaire HopkinsonMaureen Jennings & Iden FordRoseneath TheatreSamuel LaredoCarolyn McIntire SmythJohn & Kay McKellarMurray MoorePauline G. MorrisSuzanne Murphy Jan NoelLouisa O’ReillyJohn & Maire PercyM Angela PhillipsJoan PierreKatherine Pollock & Orysia SemotiukJ. Barbara RoseJ. Sergei SawychynSkip & Patricia ShandBulmash-Siegel FoundationBrenda & Phillip SilverElaine StavroStephanie StavroVictoria SteeleOliver StockRoss & Ann StuartKristine & Ivor ThompsonJudith TobinFrank TrotzAndrea Vagianos & Zis ParrasLine van KempenBeth WeintropAnne Wessels & Jim KitchensHeather YamoahDr. Walter YimHersh ZeifmanIn Memory of Eva SaphirIn Memory of Graham Ewart______________

Tarragon Theatre is extremely grateful for the support of our donors, whichallows Canadian stories, education, and community to remain at the heart ofour work. Donations to Tarragon allow us to develop meaningful, enrichingstories that speak to our audiences today in an environment that welcomes allvoices and perspectives within our theatre. Premiers ($5,000+) AnonymousJames Buchanan & Julia RobertsonAmbassadors ($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous (4)Sherri & William AppellNaomi BrownAndrew GillespieDon & Marjorie LenzRobert SherrinDr. Elaine StavroAdvocates ($1,000 - $2,499)Anonymous (4)Josh Ashekenas & Julie BrillNeville AustinAnne Louise Bannon & Maggie McMillanAnne BermonteBrendan Dellandrea & Alissa LumsdenBeth Driscoll & Duncan ReithAdam Bryk & Melony DuranovichMaureen CavaLaurie ClarkLarry E. S. LubinJefferson & Sally MappinBarbara & Kit MoorePauline G. MorrisNoel MowatFäggie & Curt OliverKatherine Pollock & Orysia SemotiukDavid Southen & Susan CarlyleAnn & Ross StewartBarbara E. TangneyDarlene A. VaraleauAndrea Vagianos & Zis ParrasHeather YamoahCollaborators ($500 - $999) AnonymousK. BeckermannAlan & Helen BillingEd Cabell & Roy ForresterBob & Jane ClappJudy & Richard EllenGervan FearonSusan & John GoddardSally HannonShira HartSusan & Richard HornerChristopher P. JohnsonBarry JoslinKen Kessler & Martha ParrottNaguib KevalDrs. Harriet & Andrew LyonsCaroline O’BrienDr. Helen M. OstovichSusan MoellersLynne PattersonJoan PierreBill & Donna PorterCathy Riggall & Keith PotterElaine SimpsonAlmos Tassonyi & Maureen SimpsonDonald WilsonJudith WinstonPat & Gerry WoodJoanne WordhamHersh ZeifmanIndividual donors__________

The Estate of Patricia Ruth HamiltonThe Estate of Kenneth Charles DaweThe Estate of Ellen (Helen) Joan KatesThe Estate of Marjorie Eileen Kelley_______Legacy giftsWe are grateful for donations made by family and loved ones.In honour of:Sherri and Bill Appell’s 50th AnniversaryNatasha Parson's 30th Tarragon AnniversaryIn memory of:Abbie BuktawRobert FothergillColin KrivyMargaret StevensRonald YoudTarragon Theatre is honoured to recognize the following forcommitting to support our work of rigorous play development,best possible first productions and Canadian playwrights throughtheir estate plans.Anonymous (3)Larry LubinLynne PattersonDavid Southen & Susan CarlyleSybil WilkinsonHersh Zeifman______________Legacy society members_______Tribute gifts

If we have made any errors in the spelling, listing or omissionof your name please accept our apologies and contact Courtney Fiddis, Director of Development at:courtney@tarragontheatre.comThank you to our volunteers!Stage Employees of Tarragon are represented by Local 58,Local 828 and ADC 659 of the International Alliance ofTheatrical Stage Employees. Thank you, enjoy the show