The Resurrectionists by Meg Braem

The Resurrectionists by Meg Braem is a darkly humorous, gothic tale of tragic romance and anatomical ambition.

Kingston, Ontario. 1869. 

Magda, stubbornly ambitious and desperate for an education in an era when women were ineligible for university enrolment, disgusted by the impending doom of an arranged marriage to a breathtakingly dull fellow, and suffocating under the oppressive weight of circumstance, strikes a dangerous deal with William, a first-year medical student she catches illicitly collecting his own lab materials in the dead of night. 

A clandestine friendship soon develops as their secret trysts propel them towards a seemingly inevitable demise. Or do they?

Artistic Team

Meg Braem: Playwright

Brian Dooley: Director

Kathleen Weiss: Dramaturge

Cast

Featuring (in alphabetical order): 

Ben Charland - William

Eric Epstein** - George

Calvin Laveck** - Andrew

James McCullough - Dr. Hade

Roy Neilson -Tom

Alita Powell - Magda

Michael Rolfe** - Officer Tompkins

Crew

Set/Props Design: Linda Leon 

Assistant Set Design: Susie Anne Bartsch/Lee Ann McNally

Lighting Design and Technical Direction: Katherine Kellner*

Costume Design: Kaori Torigai and Audrey Sawyer

Music Composition and Sound Design: Matthew Lien

Artistic Executive Producer: Katherine McCallum

Associate Producer: Simone Kitchen

Stage Manager: Evan Stepanian 

Assistant Stage Manager: John Dagostin

Production Assistant: Ella Peschke

* Katherine Kellner appears courtesy of a generous contribution from the Yukon Arts Centre

** Appears courtesy of Canadian Actor's Equity Association