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Miranda CalderonRosaMónica Garrido HuertaAlmaSam KhaliliehOmarCaolán KellyTashRosalba MartinniAbuelaMariló NúñezLuzMichael Scholar Jr.HenryMargarita ValderramaLinaJuan Carlos VelisJaimeCastTarragon Theatre is an active member of the Professional Association ofCanadian Theatres (PACT), the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA),and engages professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ EquityAssociation under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement.El Terremoto is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary(Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.caEl Terremoto was developed by the Tarragon Theatre (Toronto, ON) withsupport from the Canada Arts Council.Audience Advisory: El Terremoto contains fog, haze, andloud noises.El Terremoto runs approximately 2 hours and 20 minutesincluding intermission.

Christine QuintanaPlaywrightGuillermo VerdecchiaDirectorShannon Lea Doyle*Set DesignerAurora JudgeSet Design AssistantFernando Maya MenesesCostume DesignerMichelle Ramsay*Lighting DesignerJack DunnApprentice Lighting DesignerAlejandra NuñezSound DesignerChristopher-ElizabethCo-Sound DesignerMorgan GardnerSound Design AssistantMathew S. Robert NuñezSound Design AssistantSamay Arcentales Cajas*Projection DesignerArwen MacDonellStage ManagerEmily CorneliusApprentice Stage ManagerCreative 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 in turn 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, while acknowledging ourown history. We look towards a recognition of our sharedhumanity to create deeper community connection andaccountability. Tarragon’s recognition of the contributions andthe historic significance of Indigenous peoples to this land isdirectly connected to our promise to meet the challenge ofTruth 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

This play was written and is set on the unceded, stolenancestral territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, andTsleil-Waututh Nations. Deepest gratitude and respectto the Host Nations for their care-giving of the landsand waters that make our lives possible. A donation hasbeen made to the Urban Native Youth Association, an organization serving Indigenous youth in theneighborhood where El Terremoto takes place.https://unya.bc.ca.Christine QuintanaPlaywright’sland acknowledgementPaula Zelaya Cervantes for translation support, Richard Rose, Joanna Falck, Esther Jun, Laura Barrón,Rosa Laborde, Marcus Youssef, Colin Rivers, and thedozens of actors in Vancouver and Toronto who werepart of the many workshops and living room readings ofthis play.Christine QuintanaSpecial Thanks

What an absolute joy to welcome you back to the theatre! After its initial postponement in 2019/20, and with engagedand continued development, we are thrilled to finally presentChristine Quintana’s beautiful world premiere El Terremoto,directed by the extraordinary Guillermo Verdecchia. Throughout the season, we have invited you to stories ofresilience, courage and the celebration of the human spirit.We continue on this journey through El Terremoto which takesus to a community of family and friends, navigating the throesof loss and the pursuit of happiness and reconnection. A tale for our times, Christine weaves her story from thecommunities that have shaped her, those that are deeplyresonant to us all, and asks us to consider the roots of wherewe exist today. We would like to thank the terrific artists on and off the stagewho have become our own extended family, and who havecreated a deeply powerful and heartwarming piece that willmove us for years to come. Thank you for supporting joy, inspiration, and possibility atTarragon throughout the season. There is so much tocelebrate this year, including the upcoming world premiere ofAudrey Dwyer’s Come Home – The Legend of Daddy Hall,directed by Mike Payette, featuring an all-star cast, live music,and a harrowing story of a Canadian trailblazer. And of course,stay tuned for exciting news of our upcoming 24/25programming! For now, we invite you to enjoy this beautiful show. Bon spectacle!Mike Payette and Andrea VagianosArtistic Director & Managing DirectorWelcome to the show

I come from a line of travelling artists.My abuelo was a photographer in Juarez, and even aftermoving his family just across the border to El Paso, hecontinued his work. Driving South to photograph nightclubs,parties, slices of life, then driving North to his home andfamily as the sun rose in the morning.My dad travelled the world as a musician, and racked uphours of time at border security as he flew back and forthbetween Los Angeles, where he worked playing drums forsome of the world’s most famous artists, and Vancouver,where my mom and I lived our lives, uninterrupted.Both these men have since left this world, but I’m still here,fighting my drowsiness from the 3 hours time changebetween Vancouver and Toronto to write you this note.As we move across the surface of this earth, across borders,mountains, rivers, through languages, ways of being, families,communities, it would be easy to think only of what is lost. Abook left on a hotel nightstand. A language droppedsomewhere between El Paso and Vancouver. But there is also a story to tell of tremendous abundance.I used to think of the distance between myself and those whocame before me as dividing lines. I now think of those lineslike a string on a tin can, an imperfect way to whisper theslices of my life spread across this stolen land back in time tothem. The journeys of my abuelo and father have given memore to love, more to see, more to share. Not ‘here’ and ‘there’ but just here, just here, now.Christine QuintanaPlaywright’s note

MIRANDA CALDERONRosaFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: The Path of Pins or thePath of Needles (Pig Iron Theatre); Nathan the Wise,Birds of a Kind (Stratford Festival); Flashing Lights,Italian Mime Suicide//Three Red Days (TheatreCentre/Bad New Days), Butcher (Off-Mirvish/Why NotTheatre), Taking Care of Baby (Storefront Theatre),Prima Donna (Luminato/BAM), Salome (AuroraTheatre Company). Selected Film and Television Credits: So Long,Marianne (Crave/Cineflix); Transplant (NBC/CTV); TheYoung Arsonists (TIFF/Crave); Titans (WarnerBrothers); 11.22.63 (Hulu). Miranda’s short films:Alegra & Jim (featured in Glenn Whipp’s L.A. Times‘me too’ article) and Body Parts (Calgary InternationalFilm Festival).Upcoming: Miranda is almost done post-productionon her first experimental feature film, Salome Learnsto Dance, which she wrote and plays every characterin, produced by Hawkeye Pictures and Hill 100Productions with her company, Midnight Snack, anddirected by Jason Trucco.

MÓNICA GARRIDO HUERTAAlmaFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Private Eyes (lemonTreeCreations), Youth/Elder Project (Buddies in BadTimes), The Second City’s Guide to Surviving theHolidays (Second City Toronto), Universal Child Care(Quote Unquote Collective/Canadian Stage/Nightwood Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: Baroness VonSketch, The Horror of Dolores Roach. Upcoming: Theatresports with Bad Dog Theatre(Improv!) and hopefully so much more Awards: Canadian Comedy Award for Best LiveProduction A Sketch Comedy Extravaganza Eleganzaand Emerging Queer Artist from Buddies in Bad TimesTheatre.Other: Gracias a mi familia por todo les amo and tomy chosen family you are the coolest and nicestpeople in the world.

SAM KHALILIEHOmarFor Tarragon: Debut.Other: I have been having the best time. Everyone atTarragon rules. Thank you so much for being here.Special thanks to my friends. Extra special thanks toJensen. For Mabel, Rifa, Lisa, Nabiha, Blanche, asalways.

CAOLÁN KELLYTashFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Every Little Nookie(Understudy); Hamlet-911 (Chorus; StratfordFestival).Selected Film and Television Credits: Sort Of(Hoodie Dude; CBC/HBO Max).Other: Love to Natasha, Braden, Dad & Karen.

ROSALBA MARTINNIAbuelaFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Rosalba has been aprofessional actress for nearly 40 years. She hasperformed in over 50 theatrical productions includingclassics, contemporary plays, original theatricalcollaborations, and several solo works which she wroteand performed. She has also enjoyed working on manyplay development workshops for a number of Torontobased theatre companies. Her last stage appearancewas co-creator and actor in The Solitudes (AlunaTheatre in association with Nightwood Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: Rosalba hasappeared in over 20 feature films, approximately 25 TVmovies and series, several short films, and manycommercials.Awards: Recipient of the 2023 Louise Garfield Awardpresented by Nightwood Theatre.Other: She performs in English, Italian, and Spanish.Rosalba is very happy to be making her debut atTarragon Theatre in this exciting play - El Terremoto.I dedicate this to my mom and the daughters shebirthed and raised. We are three sisters.

MARILÓ NÚÑEZLuzFor Tarragon: Debut. Selected Theatre Credits: Director: One Perfect Day (Caminos Festival, Aluna Theatre);New Wave Your Behaviour (Hamilton 7, Hamilton FringeFestival); Hallaj (Assistant Director; Modern Times); SolicitingTemptation (Assistant Director, Tarragon), The Intruder, ChileCon Carne, Paradise Red (Alameda Theatre Company). Actor: La Communion (Aluna Theatre), Chile Con Carne (4 Devils Productions). Selected Film and Television Credits: Various credits from1996-2004.Upcoming: Mariló is a PhD Candidate in Theatre andPerformance Studies at York University. She will be doing herfield research and writing her dissertation in 2024-25. She isDramturge-in-Residence at PARC for 2024. She is currentlydeveloping her latest play Foxy: Tales of an Urban Zorra.Awards: 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize forTheatre; 2018 Hamilton Arts Award: Established Artist -Theatre.Other: Mariló was the founding artistic director of AlamedaTheatre Company which ran from 2004- 2014. So much loveto my husband and daughters. I could not have done any ofthis without your support.

MICHAEL SCHOLAR JR.HenryFor Tarragon: The Black Rider (November Theatre).Selected Theatre Credits: A Good Place (Factory TheatrePodcast), Refugee Hotel (Alameda Theatre / TPM); Hard Core Logo(November Theatre/ PuSh Festival); Mata Hari (NYMF); Th’owxiya(Axis Theatre); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Theatre Network); TheBlue Orphan (Catalyst Theatre); Alice Munro Stories (BelfryTheatre); Little Mercy’s First Murder (Touchstone Theatre); Tideline(Neworld Theatre); Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew and Romeo &Juliet (Bard on the Beach); Cloud Tectonics (Vancouver Playhouse/ Pi Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: Cross (Amazon/Paramount); Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount); Chucky(SyFy/NBC); Fringe (Fox); Smallville (Warner Bros.); The Collector(CHUM); Jeremiah (Showtime); Special Unit 2 (UPN). Selected Awards: The Black Rider won “Best Production” at theJessie Awards (Vancouver), the Sterling Awards (Edmonton), theBetty Mitchell Awards (Calgary) and was nominated for “BestTouring Production” at the Dora Awards. As an actor, Michael hasbeen honoured with a Sterling Award (Hedwig and the Angry Inch),a Betty Mitchell Award Nomination (The Black Rider), and 3 JessieAward Nominations (Tideline, Taming of the Shrew, Life After God).Other: Michael is the Artistic Director of November Theatrecurrently in development with After/BAAL. Michael is also adirector, having worked across North America: StoryBook Theatre,Mitch & Murray Prod., Arizona State University, Colonial Theatre ofRI, Ensemble Theatre Co. (Van), Studio 58, La MaMa (NY),Medicine Show Theatre (NY), Globe Theatre, Gateway Theatre,Arts Club Theatre. Para mi familia.

MARGARITA VALDERRAMALinaFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: You and I know both knowyou're gonna skim this (as you should - talk to theperson beside you instead!) but here are some eitherway. Rochdale (SummerWorks); Meet Cute (RoseneathTheatre). Audioplays: Madre (Aluna Theatre), El Retorno| I Return (Aluna Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: I also get to be asilly goose voicing Lime Chiffon on StrawberryShortcake: Berry in the Big City, Lia Venegas on Bakugan: Battle Planet, and Hailey Daily on Paw Patrol.Upcoming: Probably going to karaoke! Awards: I'm trying to be better at celebrating the winsso here are some! Dora Nomination for best ensemble inMeet Cute (Roseneath Theatre), and ACTRA Awardnomination for Outstanding Performance as LimeChiffon. I'm also a Johanna Metcalf Performing ArtsPrize protégé, and a shortlist nominee for the RBCEmerging Playwright Award. Other: Como diría Marc Anthony, "Mi gente!" gracias porvenir!

JUAN CARLOS VELISJaimeFor Tarragon: Welcome to Canada, and variousworkshops.Selected Theatre Credits: The Grand Theatre, TheatrePasse Muraille in association with Alameda TheatreCompany, Roseneath Theatre, The Kravis Centre inWest Palm Beach Florida, The Festival of Classics andSoulpepper Theatre.Selected Film and Television Credits: Downsizing(with Matt Damon, directed by Alexander Payne); Pay the Ghost (with Nicolas Cage, directed by Uli Edel);Remember (with Christopher Plummer, directed byAtom Egoyan); Flint (with Betsy Brandt, directed byBruce Beresford); and El suspiro del silencio (with LauraOsma, directed by Alfonso Quijada), filmed in his nativeEl Salvador.Upcoming: In post production for the mini series DRIVEwhich he directed and co-wrote with Gary Brennan.Other: Juan Carlos sends all his love and appreciationto his wife Natalie Ackers and his children Gabby andSawyer. He would like to dedicate this to his parentsand his 3 sisters.

CHRISTINE QUINTANAPlaywrightFor Tarragon: Urjo Kareda Resident 2018/2019. Selected Theatre Credits (playwright): As Above(Belfry Theatre), Someone Like You (Arts Club TheatreCompany), East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast(Theatre Replacement/The Cultch), Never The Last(Delinquent Theatre/Theatre Passe Muraille),Espejos: Clean (Neworld Theatre/South CoastRepertory Theatre), Selfie (Young People’s Theatre). Upcoming: Company Member at Bard on the BeachShakespeare Festival (Hamlet/Twelfth Night).Awards: Winner of a LA Drama Critic’s Circle Award,Dora Mavor Moore Award, Jessie Richardson TheatreAward, Tom Hendry Award, a Governor General’sAward nomination, and the Siminovitch ProtégéePrize for Playwriting. Other: Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-Americanfather and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother,Christine is now a grateful visitor to the uncededlands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. All love to Jiv and to the East Vanfamilia.

GUILLERMO VERDECCHIADirectorFor Tarragon: Amigo’s Blue Guitar (actor); FronterasAmericanas (playwright/performer); A Line in the Sand(playwright/director); The Good Life (actor); The Jungle(director). Selected Theatre Credits:Feast (playwright, Prairie Theatre Exchange); The Parliament of the Birds (playwright, SoulpepperTheatre); The Royale (director, Soulpepper Theatre); The Art of Building a Bunker (with Adam Lazarus); Ali & Ali (playwright/director). Upcoming:The Mountain and the Valley (2 Planks and a Passion, Nova Scotia); Versus (with Adam Lazarus). Awards:Governor General’s Award for Drama (FronterasAmericanas); 4 Chalmers Canadian Play Awards; Sundry film festival awards, Dora and Jessie Awards. Other:Guillermo has two dacshunds, takes photographs,sometimes keeps bees, teaches at the University ofToronto, is the Chair of the Siminovitch Prize Jury, Canada’smost significant theatre award, and dreams of living inMorocco with Tamsin, his beloved partner of many manyyears.

SHANNON LEA DOYLESet DesignerFor Tarragon: ORESTES ONLINE, Three Women fromSwatow, The Jungle, Girls Like That. Selected Theatre Credits: The Seagull, Jesus Hoppedthe A Train, Fool For Love, Little Menace: The PinterPlays (Soulpepper); Getting Married (Shaw Festival);Audible Songs from Rockwood (SummerWorks /Fiver); Romeo and Juliet (Canadian Stage); TroutStanley (Factory); This is How We Got Here (NativeEarth); Elf the Musical, Violet, Merrily We Roll Along,Billy Elliot, Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof (YESTheatre).Awards: Shannon has received one Dora MavorMoore Award and two nominations; she has beennominated twice for the Pauline McGibbon Award,and has also been nominated for the Virginia andMyrtle Cooper Costume Design Award. Shannon wasincluded in NOW Magazine’s list of top ten Torontotheatre artists of 2017.

AURORA JUDGESet Design AssistantFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Associate Costume Designer: 1939 (YES Theatre);Assistant Costume and Set Designer: Letters FromMax (Necessary Angel); Set Designer: High Steel,The Flying Doctor (Perchance Theatre).Upcoming: Assistant Costume and Set Design onSherlock Holmes and The Mystery of The HumanHeart, Candida, and Snow in Midsummer (ShawFestival).The services of Aurora Judge were madepossible through the Associated Designers ofCanada Mentorship Program funded by theCanada Council for the Arts.

FERNANDO MAYA MENESESCostume DesignerFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits:Set Design: Nevada (Maison de la Culture Janine-Sutto); Antigonick, Sycophant (National TheatreSchool). Costume Design: Metamorphoses (NationalTheatre School).Other: From a previous career in Architecture,Fernando transitioned to Theatre design through TheNational Theatre School and is looking forward to asuccessful career in Theatre and Film.

MICHELLE RAMSAYLighting DesignerFor Tarragon: 3 Fingers Back, Redbone Coonhound,The Jungle, carried away on the crest of a wave, thesankofa trilogy, Wild Mouth, Russell Hill (co-designedwith 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.

JACK DUNNApprentice Lighting DesignerFor Tarragon: Debut. Selected Theatre Credits: Believers/Red Tide, POP Critics, Sweeney Todd (Theatre Sheridan). Upcoming: Jack is a part of the lighting installation at the new DPRTMNT nightclub opening this month.

ALEJANDRA NUÑEZSound DesignerFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: Composer, SoundDesigner, Masters in Theatre Studies. Other: In these violent times it is extremely strangeto function as if nothing was happening, we are in themidst of an earthquake, rise and fall of empires,bloody vengeance, colonial genocide and racialinequality are at the tip of the melting iceberg. All we can do for now is speak up, not forget and hold each other with love.

CHRISTOPHER-ELIZABETHCo-Sound DesignerFor Tarragon: Untitled Video Game Project (Co-creator; Greenhouse Festival).Selected Theatre Credits: Sound Designer: Maanomaa, My Brother (CanadianStage/Bluebird); Head Technician: No Save Points(Outside the March/Starvox/Modern Times).Upcoming: Writer/Director of Continue at TheatreDirect.Other: Artistic Director of Pickles Theatre Company@picklestheatreco.

MORGAN GARDNERSound Design AssistantFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits: you deserve everything youhave: a meditation for billionaires (SoulpepperTheatre Company/National Arts Centre'Transformations' series).Other: Morgan Gardner has spent the last decade asa professional trumpet player, performing andrecording with artists such as Peter Elkas, Luna Li,Gold Complex, Jenie Thai, The Rubber Tire PeepShow, Will Bowes, Irene Torres & The Sugardevils,The Honeyrunners, Callan Furlong & The OldFashioned Trash and Steve Gleason. Over the past three years as an emerging musicproducer and sound designer, Morgan hascollaborated with artists such as playwrightRosamund Small, and produced work for SoulpepperTheatre, The National Arts Centre and the CanadianCentre for Victims of Torture.

MATHEW S. ROBERT NUÑEZSound Design AssistantFor Tarragon: Debut.Selected Theatre Credits (sound design assistant):Apocalypse Play (Common Boots Theatre); SerpentSkin Soup (Centre for Indigenous Theatre's StoryCreation); Mami (Rhubarb Festival, Buddies in BadTimes).Other: Thank you to everyone at Tarragon for yoursupport and guidance.

SAMAY ARCENTALES CAJASProjection DesignerFor Tarragon: Debut. Selected Theatre Credits: Nomada (Push Festival -Annex Theatre), Where the Blood Mixes (Soulpepper),Mischief (Roseneath Theatre), Reverance/Rage(Peñasco Theatre), Izzie M.: The Alchemy ofEnfreakment (bCurrent Theatre).Selected Film and Television Credits: Mindalaes inQuarantine (Director), The Story of the Dancing Heart(Director), Toe the Line (Script Supervisor), Paladin(Production Design), The Ceremony (ProductionDesign), In Moment (Director).Other: Samay is a Toronto-based queer Kichwadigital media artist and video designer exploringhuman-land relations, the new media dimensions ofindigenous cosmology, immersive art as a site ofliberation, wears many tech hats and supports herfamily business, Pacha Indigenous Art Collection.

ARWEN MACDONELLStage ManagerFor Tarragon: The Dishwashers, The Domino Heart,Side Man, The Good Life, Midnight Sun, Sibs.Selected Theatre Credits: The Runner (HumanCargo); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (MirvishProductions); Other People (Canadian Stage); Let’sRun Away (reWork Productions/High PerformanceRodeo); A Streetcar Named Desire, The Royale, Cage,Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts I, II, III),Eurydice, Angels in America Parts I & II, Parfumerie, AChristmas Carol, The Glass Menagerie, Salt-WaterMoon (Soulpepper); over 30 productions with OperaAtelier, including Medee; Persee; Armide (OperaAtelier/Royal Opera House, Versailles; GlimmerglassFestival); I Claudia (Crow's Theatre/EdinburghFringe); The Africa Trilogy (Volcano/Luminato); Vida!The Drowsy Chaperone, Disgraced (MirvishProductions); productions/seasons with the Art ofTime Ensemble, The Shaw Festival, The StratfordFestival. Other: Arwen is a proud honours graduate of theBaking and Pastry Arts program at George BrownCollege. She dedicates this show to her Mom andPops; and beloveds on the other side.

EMILY CORNELIUSApprentice Stage ManagerFor Tarragon: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer,Withrow Park.Selected Theatre Credits: Dear Jack, Dear Louise(Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company), Joseph andthe Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (ChildChaperone, Mirvish Productions), & Juliet (ProductionAssistant, Mirvish Productions). Upcoming: Discovering Allan Sherman (Harold GreenJewish Theatre Company), Full Monty: The Musical(Capitol Theatre).Other: Emily is an emerging stage manager andmusical theatre vocalist based in Toronto. She is sohappy to be back at Tarragon with this amazing showand company.

Special thank you to the following artists for the use of music in El Terremoto.The PlugsLa BambaLos Furios - BandcampTsunamiCantinaBurn it allTrash Panda Brass - WebsiteMonteroI kissed a girlBreak my heartThank you to the singers:Anais Kelsey-VerdecchiaAle Nunez-AverySpecial thanks

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 Shara-Lee Miller Emma BurnettHead Scenic ArtistsBlack Tulip Inc.BookkeepingDanielle Morgan PublicistAndrea VagianosManaging DirectorCourtney Fiddis Director of Development Cameron 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 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

Come Home — The Legend of Daddy HallWhen John Hall is confronted by his ancestors, he is forcedto revisit his entire life. A play about the afterlife, love,legacy and being legendary. This new play from Audrey Dwyer asks where we comefrom, where we’re headed and what we may be asked to dowhen we get there. Based on true events, told throughpoetic text, music and song.May 14 – June 9, 2024Up next at Tarragon

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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 ofthe International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Tarragon Theatre is an active member of the ProfessionalAssociation of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA).Thank you, enjoy the show