"I do not want to look back on my life and know I held on to any shame.”
When charismatic Anastasius Linck meets Catharina Mülhahn, it’s love, and lust, at first sight. As Catharina fights against her mother’s desire for a traditional marriage in favour of her independence, Anastasius works to conceal their identity to stay alive. As the pair passionately explore gender and sexual identities, the rigid 18th-century society aims to tear them apart.
Creative Team
Playwright – Ruby Thomas
Director – Angelica Schwartz
Stage Manager – Rachel E. Ross
Set Design – Starlynn Chen*
Set Design Mentor – Brian G. Ball
Costume Design – Donnie Tejani
Assistant Costume Design – Najú Ururahy* and Faye W. Ludwar
Lighting Design – Christian Ching
Sound Design – Mary Jane Coomber
Props Design – Emma Knox
Intimacy Director – Melanie Yeats
Fight Directors – Nathania Bernabe and Jackie T. Hanlin
Dialect and Voice Coach – Brad Gibson
Choreographers – Ellie McCullough** and Tresha Thamilchelvan**
*Current Production Program student
**Current Acting Program student
Cast: Lucy Jeffery, Hernán Alonso Adrianzén Abanto, Yorlene Bernido, Clayton Melanson, Ellie McCullough, Ella Wood, Alek Toledo-Cisak, Tresha Thamilchelvan, Carys Watts, Michelle Avila Navarro, Filip Fufezan, Philippa Ryder, and Kathryn Kerby.
Photos by Emily Cooper
