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.