A LOVE STORY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD.

Matt and Masha’s love spans continents, but distance can’t tame their passionate connection. After meeting on a theatre research trip in Kyiv, a Canadian Playwright and a Ukrainian artist spark up a romance that takes them from the beaches of the Black Sea to the riverbanks of the North Saskatchewan River, through the onset of a global pandemic and the eruption of a brutal war, plus many moments of joy through it all including marriage and the birth of their son.

A World Premiere from the creator of the critically acclaimed play, Bears. Based on actual events, this captivating real-life love story is set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Award-winning playwright Matthew MacKenzie joins forces with his wife, award-winning Ukrainian actor Mariya Khomutova, to tell the story of their COVID courtship and share an intimate perspective on the personal impacts of the war in Ukraine.

Artistic Team

Cast

MARIYA KHOMUTOVA  Performer & Writer
MATTHEW MacKENZIE  Performer & Writer

LIANNA MAKUCH  Director
DANIELA MASELLIS  Set & Lighting Designer
AMELIA SCOTT  Projection Designer
DARABA  Composer
AARON MACRI  Sound Designer
KRISTA LIN  Choreographer
KIIDRA DUHAULT  Stage Manager
LORE GREEN  Tour Stage Manager
TRENT CROSBY  Production Manager & Technical Director
MATT McGEACHY  Dramaturg
DAWN MARIE MARCHAND  Design Consultation & Scenic Artwork
MARIA NELSON Beadwork
SHEINY SATANOVE  Producer
ALYSON DICEY Associate Producer
DESIRÉE LEVERENZ  Associate Producer
EMILY RANDALL Head Scenic Painter
AMY POWELL Painter
ART LAB Fabrication
THEATRE GARAGE Drape Stitching

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