Written by Erin Brandenburg

Music by Andrew Penner and Henry Svec,

Directed by Erin Brandenburg,

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Set and Instruments by Iner Souster,

Movement Direction by Monica Dottor

Featuring: Andrew Penner, Brian Poirier, Kevin MacDonald, Shannon Taylor, Monica Dottor, Henry Adam Svec and David Tompa.

 

Stage Management by Veronica Formosa.

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First presented as part of HATCH: emerging performance projects at Harbourfron Centre

Developed at the Banff Playwrights Lab

Premiered at SummerWorks Performance Projects

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 ****  Kitchenband offers an elegiac window into the lives of migrant Mennonite workers in Canada.  but the real draw is the music. Performed on a series of improvised ‘junkstruments’ that double as farm equipment, Petrichor‘s songs are solemn bluegrass odes to the stark beauty of the rural Canadian landscape. There are no toe-tapping dance numbers to be found, but the music (composed by cast members Henry Adam Svec and Andrew Penner) taps into a profound sadness that lingers with you long after the lights have come up."  Torontoist

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