PLAYWRIGHT

Sergio Blanco, Franco-Uruguayan playwright and director spent his childhood

and adolescence in Montevideo and now lives in Paris. After studying classical philology,

he decided to devote himself fully to writing and directing. His plays have been awarded several prizes, including the “National Drama Prize of Uruguay”, the “Drama Prize of the City of Montevideo”, the “National Theatre Fund Prize”, the “Florencio Prize for Best Playwright”, the International Prize “Casa de las Americas” and the “Theatre Awards for the best text” in Greece. In 2017, and then in 2020, his plays Thebes Land and The Rage of Narcissus has received a “British Award Off West End” in London. His works entered the repertoire of the National Comedy of Uruguay in 2003 and 2007 with his plays .45' and Kiev. Among his best-known texts are Slaughter, .45', Kiev, Barbarie, Kassandra, Darwin's Leap, Thebes Land, Ostia, The Rage of Narcissus, The Bellow of Düsseldorf, When You Walk Over my Tomb and Traffic. His plays have been published and performed in over twenty-five countries.

DIRECTOR

Marcio Beauclair is a Brazilian Canadian queer theatre director and playwright.

Marcio has a post graduate diploma in Theatre/Directing from Celia Helena Centre for Performance Art in São Paulo and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Rio de Janeiro. Since 2017 he has been dedicating himself to writing and directing independent theatre productions. Beauclair’s writing experience comprehends WE’RE ALL BORN NAKED (2017) and S(M)ADNESS (in the process).

The Rage of Narcissus is his directorial debut in Canada - as a newcomer artist.

He won the grant of the Playwrights Guild of Canada for the adaptation of the play.

PERFORMER

As a creator and artist, Matthew Romantini works in dance, theatre, and with orchestral ensembles across the continent. He has been nominated for and won several awards endowments and grants (nominations for 5 Dora Mavor Moore awards, Edinburgh Fringe,

KM Hunter Award, and the CTC Award in Vancouver winner as best actor), and has been fortunate to collaborate with notable artists and audiences across the globe, from Toronto, Vancouver, New York, LA, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Edinburgh Sydney, and Tokyo, and continue to bring together the influences of his pedagogical and artistic practices to positively affect both.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Anita Monteiro is a young Brazilian indie filmmaker who is striving for a Film and Psychology degree in University and is currently working on freelance productions.

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Brandon Gongalves is a Toronto-based lighting designer for theatre and dance. He is excited to be designing for this production of The Rage of Narcissus. Other lighting design credits include: Peer Gynt, Good Mother, She Loves Me, and Peter and The Starcatcher (Randolph College), Back and Forth: The Musical (Nightjan Productions), Jillian Jiggs, The Princess Knight, and A Number (Solar Stage), and the critically acclaimed The Seat Next To The King (Minmar Gaslight Productions).

TRANSLATOR

Daniel Goldman is an award winning director, translator, playwright and producer. Daniel translated the Spanish version of The Rage of Narcissus into English, which has been used as a template for the Canadian adaptation of the play. He has been Artistic Director of Tangram Theatre Company since 2006, and was Founding Artistic Director of the CASA Latin American Theater Festival from 2007 to 2019.

STAGE MANAGER

Flavia F. Martin (she/her) is a Portuguese Stage and Assistant Stage Manager based in Tkaronto. Recent credits include New (Necessary Angel), Rubble (co-production between Aluna Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille), Two Sided Mirror (Mixed Company Theatre), Beautiful Renegades (Peggy Baker's Dance Projects), Cacaol| A Venezuelan Lament (Victoria Mata Productions), Light: A Tribute to Toni Morrison (Luminato Festival), The House of Bernarda Alba (Modern Times and Aluna Theatre), Songs for a New World (Randolph College For the Performing Arts), and Latt Latf (Teatro de Creacion Remota).

SOUND DESIGNER

Toronto based Julian Henao is a Colombian musician who has been working for theatre as a composer, sound designer, and actor for more than 20 years. He studied music composition at McGill University with Denys Bouliane. He also studied Anthropology and theatre as he pursued his interest in social sciences and visual and performing arts. Working as a theatre actor in 2002, he started composing his own music for the plays he performed in. Since then, he has collaborated with various music ensembles and theatres. His music combines elements of orchestral, acoustic, electronic, and synthesized genres. Over the past decade Julian has written the music for documentaries, theatre, short films, public events, festivals, radio spots, audio theatre, and more.

ART DIRECTOR

Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Marcelo Moura Leite currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Before switching to the art direction, he began his career as an illustrator and designer. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field, have worked with numerous agencies and won awards. Marcelo is skilled in all areas and has passion. Always ready for new projects.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Maria Paula (she, Ella) is a multidisciplinary performance artist of diverse ancestry born in the Andes Cordillera, known as Colombia, and residing near Tkaronto in Turtle Island. She has trained in the performing arts in schools such as the Charlot Academy in Bacatd, Humber College and the Second City in Tkaronto, and Sheridan College in Oakville. Her last artistic creations include the heatre piece The Mente -Caminos Festival, Aluna Theatre, 2019- the short film, Lo que si necesitas -Caminos 2021 & AluCine Festival 2022- she enjoys producing for theatre - TAOS (The Art of Storytelling), B'atz’ Recinos, spring of 2022 & the Latin Performance Art Festival aluCinArte, summer 2022- She is part of EI Grupo Teatro Libre & the Aluna Theatre team. She is also a script transcreator (Spanish, English), choreographer, and recently growing as a director and dramaturg alongside her acting career.

SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER

Renato Baldin is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist, activist, curator, and exhibition designer. His current work focuses on immersive art installations reflecting an immigrant and queer perspective. A recipient of the Newcomer Mentorship Grant from TAC in 2022. His recent installation includes The Empathy Museum: Walking in your shoes (Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2017), Rocking Futures (CAMINOS Festival 2021), and exhibition design for ‘A Country of a Thousand Colors’ (RUTAS Festival 2022). Expanding the play theme, Renato is showing the art installation Narcissus at Remote Gallery. The exhibition is also part of the Pride Toronto Affiliated Event.