Towards Rebirth (2021)


Created by past and present Ruffians

Live August 2021 / Film Premiere October 2021  

For Ruff’s 10th season, we dove into what we do best: radical adaptation.

Ten artists created Towards Rebirth, a three act play exploring the themes of  Rupture, Resilience, and Rebirth. This play used shakespearean text, original text, and new music to ask the question: how do we move forward together?

Filmed in front of a live audience in Withrow Park by Valentina Sutti and Wild Frame Productions, Towards Rebirth includes behind the scenes footage, interviews, and of course, the play.

The Creators

George Alevizos (he/him)
TEAM RUPTURE 

isi bhakhomen (they/them)
TEAM RUPTURE

Davinder Mahli (he/they)
TEAM RUPTURE

Nabil Traboulsi 
TEAM RUPTURE 

Andrea Massoud (she/her)
TEAM RESILIENCE

Nathaniel Hanula-James (he/him)
TEAM RESILIENCE

Jahnelle Jones (she/her)
TEAM RESILIENCE

desirée leverenz  (she/her)
TEAM REBIRTH

Stephen Jackman-Torkoff  (they/them)
TEAM REBIRTH

Tiffany Martin
TEAM REBIRTH

Creative & Production Team

We enlisted several “co-conspirators” for this production. They supported, challenged, and provided another perspective for all the creation teams.

Eva Barrie (she/her)

Directing Co-Conspirator

 

Rachel Forbes (she/her)

Costume Co-Conspirator

 

Jeff Ho (he/him)

Dramaturg Co-Conspirator

 

Jareth Li (he/him)

Set Designer & Technical Director

 

Kaitlyn Riordan (she/her)

Performance Co-Conspirator

 

Miquelon Rodriguez (he/him)

Sound Co-Conspirator

 

Tamara Protic (she/her)

Stage Manager

 

Jenna Borsato (she/her)

Assistant Stage Manager

 

Aslı Özüak (she/her)

Costume Coordinator

 

Tamara Vuckovic

Production Manager

 

Karthy Chin (she/her)

Lead Producer

 

Jarret Cody (he/him)

COVID-19 Site Safety Manager

 

Elizabeth Morris

Deaf Community Consultant

 

Richard Ferren

Sound Technician

The Towards Rebirth poster was created by Anita Majumdar and Erik Grice.