Breaking the Curse
By Rachel Walliser
co-produced by Ferre Play Theatre
In conjunction with the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre
Photography credit Nicole Stevenson Photography
Proudly presented by 25th Street Theatre and Ferre Play Theatre, Breaking the Curse by Rachel Walliser is an exploration of a topic that has remained in the shadows throughout modern times – menstruation. Through a collection of irreverent, sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, and sometimes cringey stories, Walliser unabashedly brings the real-life experiences of getting a period to the stage… or in this case, the screen!
Directors Johanna Arnott, Jennifer Dawn Bishop, Erin Brophy, and Marley Duckett will be working with a DOZEN actors to create the piece which will be rehearsed like a theatre production, but presented like a film. This production will not be theatre that was ever intended to have an in-person audience, but rather, this is theatre that you are meant to experience on the big screen.
Premiere May 5, 2022 – The Roxy Theatre
& online May 6-15, 2022 on-demand
Photography credit Nolita Media
Additional info
Watch playwright Rachel Walliser on CTV Saskatoon 
Listen to CBC Radio with Leisha Grebinski
Read about Breaking the Curse in Brit’s Picks
Watch playwright Rachel Walliser on CTV Morning Live
Discussion to Destigmatize
Join Group D director, Marley Duckett, as she sits down with Breaking the Curse playwright Rachel Walliser, Moontime Sisters founder Nicole White, and OB-GYN Dr. Jenn Duda to discuss the play, the stigma around menstruation, and supports available.
Dr. Jenn Duda and Nicole White are part of Ferre Play Theatre’s Ambassador Program. You can read more about the program and the panelists here.
Cast and crew
CAST
Group A Actor – Ezra Forest (they/them)
Group A Actor – Bobbi-Lee Jones (they/she)
Group A Actor – Kristel Harder* (she/they)
Group B Actor – Gabrielle Dufresne (she/her/elle)
Group B Actor – Paige Francoeur (she/they)
Group B Actor – Yulissa Campos (she/her)
Group C Actor – Angela Christie (she/her)
Group C Actor – Samantha Ramsay (she/her)
Group C Actor – Lauren Griffin (she/her)
Group D Actor – Jenna Berenbaum* (all pronouns)
Group D Actor – Danielle Roy (she/her)
Group D Actor – Rachel McLaughlin (she/her)
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright – Rachel Walliser (she/her)
Director Group A – Johanna Arnott (she/her)
Director Group B – Jennifer Dawn Bishop (she/her)
Director Group C – Erin Brophy (she/they)
Director Group D – Marley Duckett (she/they)
Stage Manager/Script Supervisor – Lauren Allen (she/her)
Production Manager – Lauren Griffin (she/her)
Set Design – Amanda Brown (she/her)
Costume Design – Laura Crossman (she/her)
Greenscreen Design –
Audio Design – respectfulchild (they/them)
Videographer – Little Ox Film Co.
*The participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance•Opera•Theatre Policy.
This Production is Made Under the Jurisdiction of ACTRA
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