EVERYBODY was a fourth-wall-defying contemporary adaptation of the 15th-century morality play, EVERYMAN. Jacobs-Jenkins’ secular take on the idea of morality and the journey to one’s demise was brilliantly written as a comedic adventure to the grave, where the protagonist, EVERYBODY, had to answer to DEATH and bring a presentation of their life to GOD. EVERYBODY, terrified of completing this endeavour alone, sought out the help of various figures in their life to accompany them into the unknown potential afterlife.
Director Tanja Jacobs believed that this play was a modern plea for awareness, decency, and kindness and was an offered reprieve for a life still-to-be-lived. With William Schmuck (set/props), Logan Raju Cracknell (lighting), Nadine Grant (costumes), and Colin Labadie (sound), the design team created a landscape with a multitude of possibilities for the unexpected, the hilarious, and macabre.
The digital program and dramaturgy hub can be found at uweverybody.ca. The website was an interactive resource for audience members, providing information on the play, program and production team. The dramaturgy class authored articles on the themes and concepts explored in the play, providing context to better understand the choices made by the author, creative team and actors.
Set design by William Schmuck, Lighting design by Logan Raju Cracknell
Death and Somebody
Usher and Somebodies
Everybody and Friendship
Cousinship
Kinship and Girl
Stuff and Everybody
Everybody and Love
Danse Macabre
Love and Everybody
Senses and Death
Death
Death and Time
Understanding
Curtain Call
Hailey, Head of Lighting
Lighting Crew
Gill, Head of Sound
Jacqueline, Head of Props
Production Team
Written by: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Tanja Jacobs
Performances: November 22 - 26, 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: November 25th at 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building
Cast
Ada-Marie Nita (God)
Matthew Wiebe (Death)
Colleen Macaulay (Somebody)
Connor McKechnie (Somebody)
Emma-Leigh Simonot (Somebody)
Jaime Borromeo (Somebody)
Lilian Adom (Somebody)
Quinn Andres (Somebody)
Zaniq King (Love)
Nadia Khan (Girl)
Production team
ARTISTIC STAFF
Tanja Jacobs - Director
William Schmuck - Set & Props Designer
Nadine Grant - Costume Designer
Logan Raju Cracknell - Lighting Designer
Colin Labadie - Sound Designer
Julia Aplin - Choreographer
Marie Fewer-Muncic - Stage Manager
Andy Houston - Supervising Dramaturg
Paul Cegys - Design Coordinator
Martha Farrell - Acting Coach
PRODUCTION STAFF
Janelle Rainville - Production Manager
Christopher Greenhalgh - Technical Director
Shaw Forgeron - Props Manager
Emma Alderman - Lighting Supervisor
Carlos Fernandez - Sound Mentor
Brennan Windsor - Head of Publicity / Dramaturg
Amanda Rivera - Publicity Assistant
Amina Makhmudova - Publicity Assistant
Emma-Leigh Simonot - Dramaturg
Matthew Wiebe - Dramaturg
Patrick Cooper - Dramaturg
Alex Brown - ASM of Props
Anna Whitehead - ASM of Wardrobe
Gill Brook - Head of Sound
Hailey Kennedy - Head of Lighting
Jacqueline Meldrum - Head of Props
Jasmine Rajaballey - Publicity & Outreach Associate (Coop)
Stephanie Svenson - Head of Carps / Paint
Wanda Kidd - Head of Wardrobe / Dramaturg
Crew
Abhishek Bommali - Props
Aidan Ruston - Carps/Paint
Aria Scerbovic - Sound/Lighting
John Stapleton - Carps/Paint
Sky Wang - Lighting
Stephen McGarry - Lighting
Zaniq King - Wardrobe
Chloe Bai - Lighting
Erin Keaveney - Props
Jasmine Little - Lighting
Mico McDonald - Carps / Paint
Si Chen - Props
Sophia Diebold - Carps / Paint / Wardrobe
Talia Dmitrienko - Wardrobe
Theo Patterson - Wardrobe
Special Thanks
Charles Russell
Dutch Denbroeder
Moisa Upholstery
Aishwin Cherian
Cinthya Tran
Anna Whitehead
Eloise Fan
Emma-Leigh Simonot
Jacqueline Meldrum
Jaime Borromeo
Jasmine Rajaballey
Quinn Andres
Trinity Mathurin
Liz Kensett
Mathew Kensett
Patrick Galligan