Written and Directed by Matthew MacKenzie
Factory presents an Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre production
As the prime suspect in a workplace accident, Floyd flees through the Rockies to escape the clutches of the RCMP. On his riveting journey westward to the Pacific, Floyd looks back on his childhood, meets some unlikely companions, and undergoes a startling transformation. A love letter to nature and critique of the devastating consequences of industrial expansion, Bears is a wild multi-disciplinary adventure.
Bears will leave you breathless
NOW Magazine
Bears combines ingenuity, humour, and a powerful message
Toronto Star
A highly entertaining evening at the theatre
The Globe and Mail
About the Playwright/Director
Matthew MacKenzie
Edmonton playwright Matthew MacKenzie (Métis) is Artistic Director of Punctuate! Theatre, as well as the founder and an Artistic Associate with Pyretic Productions. In 2018, his play Bears won Doras for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Production, was named a co-winner of the Toronto Theatre Critics Outstanding New Canadian Play Award and won the Playwright Guild of Canada’s Carol Bolt National Playwriting Award. In 2019, Punctuate! premiered Matt’s play After the Fire, which was nominated for an Outstanding New Play Dora, as well as The Particulars, which was named one of the top ten productions of of the year by The Globe and Mail.
Cast & Creative Team
Sheldon Elter
Floyd
Tracey Nepinak
Mama
Shammy Belmore
Chorus
Karina Cox
Chorus
Skye Demas
Chorus
Lara Ebata
Chorus
Zoë Glassman
Chorus
Rebecca Sadowski
Chorus
Kendra Shorter
Chorus
Gianna Vacirca
Chorus/She Grizzly
Christine Sokaymoh Frederick
Artistic Producer
Monica Dottor
Co-Creator/Choreographer/Costume Designer
T. Erin Gruber
Environmental Designer
Noor Dean Musani
Composer/Sound Designer
Patrick Lundeen
Associate Director
Kate Sandeson
Stage Manager
Trent Crosby
Production Manager/Technical Director
Brianna Kolybaba
Costume Designer
Doreen L. Cardinal
Indigenous Liasion
Sheiny Satanove
Associate Producer
Krista Lin
Tour Manager
Madi Blondal
Assistant Environmental Designer
Becky Wong
Production Assistant