MANIDOONS COLLECTIVE CO-PRESENTED BY THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE AND NATIVE EARTH
February 7-22, 2020
Theatre Passe Muraille
Mainspace
bug follows The Girl as she navigates her way through her intergenerational trauma while being followed by Manidoons*, the physical manifestation of her addictions. Performed and created by Yolanda Bonnell (NOW Magazine’s Artists to Watch 2016), the 2019 Dora-nominated physical performance weaves stories of Indigenous women grappling with their painful past and making tough choices to survive in this country.
Each performance will have a post-show Q&A.
*Ojibway for bug, insect or worm
FOUR Nominations for the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Outstanding Production
Outstanding New Play
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role
Outstanding Lighting Design
CREDITS
Created & Performed by Yolanda Bonnell (Ojibway-South Asian)
Directer and Producer Cole Alvis (Métis)
Stage Manager Gia Nahmens
Voiceover by Sadie Buck
Movement Coach Aria Evans (Mi’kmaq/Black/settler)
Dramaturg Yvette Nolan (Algonquin)
Scenography by Jay Havens (Haudenosaunee/Mohawk)
Lighting Design by Michel Charbonneau (Anishinaabe/Mohawk/euro)
Sound Design by Maddie Bautista (Filipino)
Production Manager Deb Lim
Music Composed by DJ Classic Roots (Ojibway/Blackfoot) & Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora)
Stitchers Kino Arcentales & Chelsea Reinders
Set Construction Tim Hill
Associate Producers Lisa Alves & Olivia Shortt
Producing Consultant Kristina Lemieux
Outside Eye / Facilitator: Ashley Bomberry
Knowledge Keeper Pauline Shirt (Plains Cree)
manidoons collective is a circle of artists creating Indigenous performance. Learn more about them here.
“[A] riveting solo show” – NOW Magazine
“[A] heart and gut wrenching, powerfully
beautiful piece…an excellent physical performance”
– Canadian Theatre Review“Bonnell is particularly captivating…her movement and
speech is simply hypnotizing.” – Mooney on Theatre
SHOWTIMES
Friday February 7 | 7:30 PM – Preview
Saturday February 8 | 7:30 PM – Preview
Sunday February 9 | 2:00 PM – Preview, PWYC
Tuesday February 11 | 7:30 PM – Opening
Wednesday February 12 | 7:30 PM – PYWC
Thursday February 13 | 7:30 PM
Friday February 14 | 7:30 PM
Saturday February 15 | 7:30 PM – Relaxed Performance/ASL
Sunday February 16 | 2:00 PM – PYWC, Relaxed Performance
Tuesday February 18 | 7:30 PM
Wednesday February 19 | 7:30 PM – PYWC
Thursday February 20 | 7:30 PM – Relaxed Performance/ASL
Friday February 21 | 7:30 PM
Saturday February 22 | 7:30 PM
TICKETS
General Admission | $38
Senior | $33
Arts Worker | $25
Under 30 | $17
PWYC Wednesdays
Header Visual by Mariah Meawasige