BEARS… on Tour!
By Matthew MacKenzie
In association with Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts
A multi-disciplinary dark comedy about the Transmountain Pipeline, Bears asks what the hell it is we think we're doing here in Wild Rose Country.
MacKenzie’s critically acclaimed, award-winning play Bears is now on tour to The Belfry Theatre in Victoria, BC and Factory Theatre in Toronto, ON. We have some wonderful new cast members joining our returning cast, and we are excited to take this this talented crew on the road. Please join us in these cities if you can.
Bears at The Belfry Theatre, Victoria, BC
January 31 - February 24, 2019
Bears at Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON
February 28 - March 17, 2019
Bears Tour 2018, photo by Alexis McKeown
Cast
Floyd: Sheldon Elter
Featuring: Tracey Nepinak, Shammy Belmore, Karina Cox, Skye Demas, Lara Ebata, Zoë Glassman, Kendra Shorter, and Gianna Vacirca
Creative Team
Written and Directed by: Matthew MacKenzie
Stage Management: Erin Voaklander
Choreography: Monica Dottor
Electronic Composition: Noor Dean Musani
Environmental Design: T. Erin Gruber
Environmental Design Assistant: Madi Blondal
Costume Design: Monica Dottor and Brianna Kolybaba
Production Manager & Technical Director: Trent Crosby
Associate Direction: Patrick Lundeen
Artistic Producer: Christine Sokaymoh Frederick
Indigenous Liaison: Doreen L. Cardinal
Associate Producer: Sheiny Satanove
Tour Manager: Krista Lin
Photo by Alexis McKeown
“I’d never seen a piece that speaks to issues facing Canada’s Indigenous peoples as effectively and beautifully as Bears does.”
— Jerry Saddleback, Cree Elder and Dean of Cultural Studies at Maskwacîs College
Photo by Alexis McKeown
“It’s a blend of chase story, identity search, ode to Indigenous spirituality, dark comedy, interdisciplinary spectacle, and eco-activist plea”
The Georgia Straight