Starring:
Anna Cummer*, Eric Davis*, Josh Drebit,
Jason Emanuel*, Craig Erickson*, Lesley Ewen*,
Keith Martin Gordey* ,Doug Herbert, Paul Herbert*, Anthony F. Ingram*, Laura Jaszcz, Robin Mooney,
Una Memisevic, David Purvis*, Teryl Rothery*,
Christina Schild* and Mike Wasko*

Directed by Jack Paterson*

Set Design: Al Frisk
Costume Design: Moira Fentum
Fight Choreography: Braun Mcash*
Sound Design& Composer: Jeff Tymoschuk
Light Design: Darren Boquist
Prop Design: Jenny Paterson

Stage Manager: Kirsti Mikoda
ASM: Mimi Abrahams
Assitant Director: Karen Hamm
Publicist: Andrew Templeton

* Members of Canadian Actor's Equity Association or U.B.C.P.

Vancouvers first full-production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy:
Titus Andronicus

The play that nearly caused a riot in Berlin comes to Vancouver
A production of Shakespeare’s goriest play - Titus Andronicus – nearly caused a riot earlier this month in Berlin. So outraged was the audience by the graphic violence – which included mutilation and rape – that they tried to storm the stage while the performance was in progress. Titus Andronicus is set to open in Vancouver on 3 March, produced by Mad Duck.

The Guardian newspaper quoted Claus Peymann, artistic director of the esteemed Berliner Ensemble: “I haven't experienced anything like this since the 60s. The mood was one of war. People were shouting 'Nazi theatre'. Perhaps people were surprised that this kind of violence can take place live on stage."

Jack Paterson, who will be directing Vancouver’s first full staging of this violent revenge-play, confirmed that
Mad Duck’s production will go ahead as planned. Paterson stated: “While we are concerned about happened in Berlin, it won’t effect what we do here. Maybe this says more about our times than anything. With rising tensions and violence around the world, perhaps this play hits a little too close to home for some people. The play is violent. It is extreme. That’s the point. If the shocking incident in Berlin proves one thing, it’s the power this 400 year old text still has to provoke.”

Titus Andronicus is the story of a solider who brings the fever of war to a corrupt and decayed Rome, setting off a brutal cycle of revenge that consumes all around him. This violent and sexy production will include some of Vancouver’s most exciting acting talent, including Anna Cummer (Jessie winner), Josh Drebit (Jessie nominee), Craig Erickson (Jessie Nominee), Lesley Ewen (John Moffat and Larry Lillo Prize winner), Teryl Rothery (StarGate SG-1) and Mike Wasko (Jessie Winner). Theatre veteran Keith Martin Gordey plays Titus.
Jack Paterson, nominated for a Jessie for Julius Caesar, will direct.