Written by Margaret Atwood
Directed by Wendy Merk
Choreography by Sylvia Hosie
Original Music by Liam Gibson & Ivana Jokic

The Penelopiad is Margaret Atwood’s brilliant re-imagining of Homer’s Odyssey from the wry eye of Penelope, Odysseus’s devoted and long-suffering wife. Brimming with movement, light, and song, the play is a feast for the eyes and mind.

Audience Advisory: Some Violence, Sexuality, and Mature Themes. Suitable for ages 15+

April 24 to May 10, 2014

Cast

Jackie Rioux as Penelope
Kathy Macovichuk as Odysseus
Gloria Snider as Eurycleia
Sara Gustavson as Maid 1, Melantho
Emily Yarnold as Maid 2, Helen
Leah Moreau as Maid 3, Tanis
Kate Boutilier as Maid 4, Iole
Ursula Szkolak as Maid 5, Klytie
Amelia Petscheleit as Maid 6, Telemachus
Taryn Lees as Maid 7, Naiad
Rosemary Jeffery as Maid 8, Icarius
Corinna Gilliland as Maid 9, Laertes
Nicole Moller as Maid 10
Pippa Catling as Maid 11, Queen Anticleia, Oracle
Alison Fuller as Maid 12, Antinous

Production Team

Director & Set Designer: Wendy Merk
Assistant Director: Lorene Cammiade
Choreographer: Sylvia Hosie
Dance Captain: Leah Moreau
Composers: Ivana Jokic, Liam Gibson
Music Coach: Margaret McLynn
Stage Manager: Sharon Sutherland
Lighting Designer: Tasia Schwarze
Sound & Projection Designer: Kevin Stinson
Properties Manager: Joyce Kline
Set Decor: Sven Black
Costume Designer: Ann-Marie Arneson
Costume Assistants: Heather Truswell, Lynn Cadrain
Mask Designer: Troi Donnelly
Set Artist: Anne Swannell
Head Painter: Anthony Johnston
Technical Advisor: Tony Cain
Producer: Andrea Pite
Assistant Producer: Corinna Gilliland
Assistant Stage Managers: Rowan Hebert, Paloma Ponti

Photography by David Lowes / Art Studio 21 Photography

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Review

• Times Colonist
• Janis La Couvée