Yaga
By Kat Sandler cast
(in alphabetical order)
Nicholas Nahwegahbow Charlie Rapp and Henry Kalles
Tracey Nepinak Yaga and others
Anastasiia Ziurkalova Detective Carson and others
creative Team
Kat Sandler Playwright
Jani Lauzon Director
Stephanie Bahniuk Set Designer
Jeff Chief Costume Designer
Ksenia Broda-Milian Lighting Designer
Wayne Kelso Sound Designer and Composer
Bradley Dunn Stage Manage r
Grace Carmichael Apprentice Stage Manager
Treena Stubel Intimacy Director
Simon Fon Fight Director
Adrienne Smook Dialect Coach
Diana Budiachenko Cultural Advisor and Directing Intern
Yaga is 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages professional Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.
The Belfry production of Yaga is supported in part by a generous gift from Dr. Stephen Tax
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DIRECTOR ’ S NOTES
As I write, we are just beginning rehearsals. Much will be discovered in the rehearsal room. What I do know is that Yaga has been described as an ogress, a witch, and a villain to be feared. But early history suggests she lives on the crossroads of consciousness, that her archetype is a shaman who may help or hinder: offering comprehension, not comfort. Her persona changed when religion and patriarchy was adopted, and the old pagan deities were persecuted. While reading Yaga, I had been contemplating Joseph Campbell’s theory of diffusion: when iconography is similar between cultures. While his theory has been contested, I began to contemplate what the connection between Indigenous and Ukrainian cultures may be: the iconology of Yaga. How do these two cultures perceive medicine women? Certainly, there is a shared experience of navigating oppression and genocide. I am honoured that these amazing Indigenous and Ukrainian artists are interested in this unique journey and am excited to be bringing this funny and profound play to a Victoria audience, with our own special twist.
Jani Lauzon
COMPANY
nicholas nahwegahbow Charlie Rapp and Henry Kalles
Nick is an Anishnaabe/Kanienkehka actor, appearing in Romeo & Juliet,The Breathing Hole and more over two seasons at the Stratford Festival. His last performance on stage was as Spanish in Honour Beat at The Grand in London, Ontario, he‘s also appeared in Tallboyz, the TV series. As well as Canada:The Story of Us. He’s also a graduate of The National Theatre School as well as The Birmingham Conservatory, with a BA in Theatre Studies from Guelph U. He’s thrilled to be back on stage and is incredibly thankful for his beautiful family.
Tracey nepinak Yaga and others
Tracey is delighted to be back at the Belfry for this production. Her Cree/mixed roots trace back to Peguis First Nation, Treaty 1 Territory. Tracey lives in Winnipeg and has been a theatre artist for more than 30 years. Some recent theatre and film credits include Acting Good, Big Mukwa Productions (TV); The Secret to Good Tea, RMTC; The Rez Sisters, RMTC (DIR.); The Rez Sisters, Stratford Festival (also the Belfry in 2014); The War Being Waged, PTE; A Short History of Crazy Bone, TPM. Her favourite role ever? Kokum to her oneyear-old nôssim (grandson) Milo.
anastasiia Ziurkalova Detective Carson and others
Anastasiia is a Ukrainian actress based in Toronto. Having started as a child film actor, she later fell in love with theatre and finds this love to be reciprocated. For most of her life she had been living and working in her native city, Kyiv. Her selected theatre credits include Antigone (by Jean Anouilh); The Lonesome West (by Martin McDonagh); The Cherry Orchard (by Anton Chekhov); The State of Siege (by Albert Camus); Little Mermaid and Cinderella. She moved to Canada about a year ago and is thrilled to make her very first appearance on a Canadian stage here at the Belfry Theatre.
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CREATIVE TEAM
Kat sandler Playwright
Kat Sandler is an award-winning playwright, director, screenwriter, and served as the Artistic Director of Theatre Brouhaha in Toronto. Her plays have been performed across Canada and internationally. As a writer/director she has staged nineteen of her original plays in the last decade. She’s developing a handful of feature films and television shows with eOne, Good Question, Blue Ant and the Donaldson Company. She’s a graduate of Queen’s University.
Jani lauzon Director
Jani Lauzon is a multidisciplinary artist of Métis/French/Finnish ancestry. She is a 10-time Dora Mavor Moore nominated actor/ director/writer, a three-time Juno nominated singer/songwriter, an award-winning screen actress, a Gemini Award-winning puppeteer and a Toronto Theatre Critics award-winning director. Selected directing credits include: 1939 (Stratford Festival) Where the Blood Mixes and Almighty Voice and his Wife (Soulpepper), Rope (Shaw Festival). Alien Creature at TPM, The Monument (Factory Theatre), I Call myself Princess (The Globe Theatre) and An Irresistible Urge To Do Something Inadvisable (NTS Graduating class).
stephanie
bahniuk Set Designer
Stephanie Bahniuk (she/her) is a Ukrainian-Canadian theatre designer. Originally from Edmonton and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. She is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts in Design program at the Yale School of Drama and a recipient of the Jay Keene and Jean Griffin Keene Prize in Costume Design. Recent credits include production design for Alina,Barvinok and Michael Mysterious (Pyretic Productions), costume and scenic design for Subscribe or Like (Workshop West) and Freewill Shakespeare Festival and costume design for Pride and Prejudice (Yale Drama). Stephanie was also the Costume Department Coordinator for And Just Like That. stephaniebahniuk.com
Jeff chief Costume Designer
Jeff Chief is a Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) from Onion Lake First Nation on Treaty 6 territory in Saskatchewan and currently lives in Saskatoon. Jeff has been a costume stitcher, cutter, and costume designer in theatres across Canada. His recent design credits include Women of the Fur Trade (Stratford Festival), Gaslight (Vertigo Theatre), Sir John A (Globe Theatre), The Fiancée (Persephone Theatre), Iago Speaks (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan), The Rez Sisters (Royal MTC), Flush, Life After Hockey (La Troupe du Jour), Cottagers and Indians (Persephone Theatre), Sky Dancers (Place des Arts), Café Daughter (Blyth Festival), The Gift (GTNT), Being Here: The Refugee Project, The Ministry of Grace (Belfry Theatre), Kronborg: The Hamlet Rock Musical (Confederation Centre of the Arts), Honour Beat (Theatre Calgary), Hedda Noir (Theatre NorthWest), Le Wild West Show de Gabriel Dumont (National Arts Centre), Ipperwash (Blyth Festival).
Ksenia broda-Milian Lighting Designer
Ksenia is a set, costume, and lighting designer, educator, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Professional, and member of the Associated Designers of Canada/IATSE 659 hailing from Winnipeg, Treaty One territory. Ksenia gets excited about creating designs that incorporate transformation and movement, and bringing in her music and dance backgrounds. She trained at the University of Winnipeg (BAH, BSc), University of Alberta (MFA), Banff Centre, and Pratt Institute. Ksenia has designed for theatre and dance from southern Ontario to Vancouver Island, and recently exhibited eco-scenography at World Stage Design. She spends her days as the Education and Enrichment Manager at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. She is absolutely thrilled to make her Belfry debut with this stunning team! More at broda-milian.com.
Wayne Kelso Sound Designer and Composer
Wayne is a Métis composer/sound designer and musician from northwestern Ontario. He has toured throughout North America with a diverse group of performers including José Feliciano, Jimmy Rankin, Michael Burgess, Kim Stockwood, Dianne Heatherington, and Billy Newton-Davis.
As a composer/sound designer, Wayne has created works for numerous plays for both CBC and live theatre. His score for Factory Theatre’s production of The Leisure Society was nominated for a Dora award in 2005. Wayne’s most recent scores include Stratford‘s 2022 production of 1939 and this current season’s Grand Magic. His most recent CD, North of Jazz, was released in February 2022.
bradley dunn Stage Manager
Select theatre credits: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Dear Evan Hansen (Mirvish); Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Crow’s); rihannaboi95 (Young People’s Theatre); Missing (Pacific Opera Victoria); Chicago (Globe Theatre); The Baroness and the Pig, Henry V (Shaw Festival); King Charles III, My Night with Reg (Studio 180/ Mirvish); The Wizard of Oz (The Grand Theatre); The Heidi Chronicles, The Odd Couple (Soulpepper); You Will Remember Me (Studio 180/ Tarragon); It’s A Wonderful Life (Theatre Aquarius). Other: Bradley is a graduate of McMaster University and Sheridan College. Thanks to all my friends and family for their love and support.
grace carmichael Apprentice Stage Manager
Grace has been involved with theatre her whole life but found her niche as a stage manager in high school. This past year she graduated from the University of Victoria in theatre. Grace has recently worked as a Stage Manager on The Last Five Years and The Guardsman with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre and Spring Awakening at the Phoenix Theatre. Alongside stage management, Grace has a passion for lighting and sound tech and design. Grace is thrilled to return to the Belfry after working as assistant stage manager at the Belfry on Culture Den’s Bury the Hatchet.
Treena stubel Intimacy Director
Treena Stubel has been working in theatre for over thirty years as a choreographer, dancer, actor, movement director, and most recently as a director and intimacy director. She has appeared in numerous stage productions and has created physical theatre works for festivals in Canada and abroad. She has choreographed for: Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, Bard on the Beach, The Belfry Theatre, The Caravan Farm Theatre, Atomic Vaudeville, Theatre SKAM and her own company Bounce Performance Works. She was the original choreographer and movement director of the Dora Award–winning musical Ride the Cyclone, which has gone on to US productions, including Off Broadway. She is also a sought-after teacher of movement and holds an MFA in Lecoq Physical Theatre from LISPA in London, UK.
simon fon Fight Director
With over 650 professional credits in TV, Film and Stage and 30 years of experience stretching from Broadway to Stratford, Mirvish, Canadian Stage, Resident Fight Director at Soulpepper (2002–2020), Simon specializes in all areas: Weaponry, Aerial Flying (NAAFED certified), Unarmed Combat (Eastern and Western). Simon has coached and performed with actors Christopher Plummer, Rachel McAdams, Martin Short, Billy Connolly, and Colm Feore to name a few. Fight Master with FDC (2006–2020). Executive Director and Founder of RIOT A.C.T. earning 17 nominations and 8 awards, including Male Action Performer of the Year 2009 AOF Festival –California. simonfon.com and riotact.ca
diana budiachenko Cultural Advisor and Directing Intern
I am an emerging theatre director from Ukraine who has chosen Canada as my home due to the current conflict with Russia. My training includes a Masters in Performing Arts with a specialization in directing from the Kiev University of Culture. These studies focused on metaphorical direction—a style which I pursued under my mentor, Director Valeriy Patsunov of the Golden Gate Theatre in Kyiv. My aesthetic also combines dramaturgy, poetry, musicality, and vivid scenery as key aspects of my metaphorical style.
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Vocaleye – Yaga
Sunday, October 1 at 2 pm (in-person event with Touch Tour & Social After)
For patrons with low or no vision, we offer one VocalEye performance during most Mainstage productions. Trained Audio Describers provide descriptions of the visual elements of the show, allowing people with low vision to enjoy the theatrical experience without missing any of the details. More information at the Box Office.
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For patrons who are hard of hearing, the theatre is equipped with both an infrared hearing assist system and a neck loop system. We have twelve devices of each of the systems available through the Box Office.
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Fernwood Pizza Co.
belfry accessibility program
Disability Alliance BC
belfry legacy society
Horne Coupar LLP Lawyers & Notaries
community connections
Victoria Foundation’s Community Arts Grants Program
Government of Canada Community Services
Recovery Fund
creators’ circle – FOCUS
crush+ online auction – Vessel Liquor Store donations in Memoriam
McCall Gardens Funeral and Cremation Service
COX TAYLOR Barristers, Solicitors, Mediators, Arbitrators
Fernwood Pizza Co
L.A. Limousine & Transportation Services
Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.
Sea Cider
Urban Grocer
Vessel Liquor Store
host hotels and accommodation
Chateau Victoria Hotels & Suites
Jean Medland, Realtor
indigenous learning exchange
Hamber Foundation
Media sponsors
FOCUS Magazine Times Colonist
Ocean 98.5 Used.ca
name a seat sponsor – Showcase Awards
print partner – Metropol
upstage Magazine – Fastrac Print & Marketing
Volunteer program sponsor – Island Savings
foundations and funds
APM Fund for the Arts+
The Barraclough Foundation
Belfry Theatre Society Endowment Fund+
R. Boyes & G. Wilson Fund+
John H. & Margery M. McEown Trust for the Performing Arts+
The Mclean Foundation
The Potash Family Foundation
Elizabeth McPherson Fund for the Arts+
Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
The Lee & Karl Soberlak Foundation
The Stewart Fund through the Vancouver Foundation
Vancouver Foundation
Vi Armstrong Play Creation Fund
Victoria Foundation
Victoria Foundation’s Community Arts Grants Program
Victoria Guest Services
Westerkirk Foundation
+Through the Victoria Foundation
VIRAGO NATION
Electrifying Indigenous burlesque - mesmerizing and empowered.
VOICES IN CIRCLE
From Ikaluktutiak, internationally celebrated artist Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and bestselling author. A member of the Order of Canada, Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award winner and recipient of multiple honorary doctorates, Tagaq is an original disruptor, a world-changing figure at the forefront of seismic social, political and environmental change.
TANYA TAGAQ
with the Victoria Symphony & Emily Carr Quartet
“One of the avant-garde’s most dynamic performers” - Rolling Stone Series information at voicesincircle.ca
FRIDAY SEPT 22
7:00 PM
SATURDAY
OCT 21
7:00 PM
BEAR GREASE
A Treaty 6 Indigenous twist on the classic musical. Fun for everyone!
SATURDAY
OCT 28
7:00 PM
tickets.uvic.ca | 250-721-8480 | UVicFarq
SEASON 23/24
TANYA TAGAQ
photo: Thomas Van Den Zaag
