PROPHECY

MARCH 19 – 30, 2025

Rachel Browne Theatre – 211 Bannatyne Ave

DIRECTED BY SUZIE MARTIN

WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY JESSY ARDERN

What if 1000 ships were coming to destroy your home?

In a story that slides between the mythic past and the looming future, she witnesses the events of a war that will overcome her homeland and destroy her family. Channeling the singular voices of the Trojan women—her mother and sisters—Cassandra takes us from the past and into the present as old visions of love, rage, and revenge collide with new ideals of safety, righteousness, and comfort, sending ripples across time and space.

Contains mature themes, strong language, and descriptions of war, violence, and sexual violence.

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Meet the Cast and Crew!

Jessy Ardern – Playwright/Actor

Jessy is beyond thrilled to be back home and working with TPM! Her recent acting credits include The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night (FreeWill Shakespeare Festival), Queen Lear is Dead (The Fox Den Collective) and Mary of Shanty Bay (Theatre by the Bay). Jessy’s new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac will be produced by the Citadel Theatre as part of their 2025/2026 season. Lots of thanks and love to Icnic and Itamar for all their care during this process, and special thanks to Corben Kushneryk and Carmen Osahor, who are the reason that Prophecy lives on.

Suzie Martin – Director

Directing work includes: among men (TPM/Royal MTC); Oh, The Humanity (guest director, University of Winnipeg); Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (guest director, UAlberta Studio Theatre); Vasilisa & Baba Yaga (Alberta Musical Theatre Company); Tragedy: A Tragedy (Blarney Productions); Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi (Manitoba Underground Opera); Fetch (Interloper Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (guest director, Citadel Theatre Young Acting Company); Over Her Dead Body, The Object of Constellations (Small Matters Productions); God’s Ear (UAlberta Studio Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (Theatre by the River & ECHO theatre

Suzie works in theatres and in non-traditional spaces to reinterpret classics, stage contemporary plays, develop new scripts, and lead collaborative devising processes. She was nominated for a Sterling Award for Outstanding Direction of a Fringe play in 2018 and holds a teaching award and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Alberta. She has served as Artistic Director of TPM since 2022.

Natanielle Felicitas – Sound Designer

Natanielle Felicitas is a collaborative cellist often accompanying songwriters (JP Hoe, Raine Hamilton, Cantor Dust) and recording with local artists across many genres. Although Nat has composed or performed music for film (From the Dirt; SIR; Love You to Death) and theatre productions (Theatre by the River; One Trunk; MTYP) this is her first sound-design. She is grateful to Theatre Projects Manitoba for inviting her onto this timely production of Prophecy, and for the mentorship of Ashley Au, with support from WAC and MAC

Kate George – Set Designer

Kate is a local theatre designer and creator. She is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Theatre Design Program and when not designing she also works in costume production for dance and stage. Recent design credits include: Un Peu Partout (TCM), Gaslight (Magnus) Midsummer Night’s Dream and Iago Speaks (SIR), The Arsonists and Something Rotten! (MTYP), The Sound of Music (RMTC) and The Magic Flute (LOC). She’d like to thank her fellow artists for their amazing work on this project as well as her family and friends for their continued love and support!

Joseph Abetria – Costume Designer

Joseph is thrilled to be back with TPM in collaboration with this wonderful team! He is a queer Filipino theatre designer who graduated from the University of Winnipeg. Some of his select costume design credits include: Mary’s Wedding, Iceland (TPM); Indecent, Little Women, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Comeback (RMTC); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Grand Ghosts (The Grand); Snow White, Spelling 2-5-5 (MTYP); Volare, and Space Girl (PTE). Joseph also worked as an assistant costume designer in shows such as Othello, The Neverending Story, The Rocky Horror Show, and Romeo & Juliet (Stratford Festival). Enjoy the show!

Anika Binding – Lighting Designer

Anika Binding is a multi-faceted theatre artist, born and raised in Winnipeg. She graduated from The University of Winnipeg’s Theatre program with a BA (Hons) in Theatrical Design, with honours specializations in lighting and costuming design, as well as stage management and directing.

Selected recent credits include lighting and costume design for Miss Shakespeare (Winnipeg Studio Theatre), costume design for Liars at a Funeral (Magnus Theatre), assistant lighting design for Little Women (RMTC), The Recipe (RMTC & TPM), and among men (RMTC & TPM). She is currently assistant set designer on Murder for Two (RMTC)

Daphne Finlayson – Assistant Director

Daphne (she/her) is a director, creator, and producer based in Winnipeg. She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Black Hole Theatre Company as well as Red River College’s Digital Film and Media Production program. Previous directing credits for theatre include How to Live Forever, (Art)ist (Hypothetical Projects); 12th Night: A Musical (Assistant Director, The Village Conservatory/The Keep Theatre); and It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (Apprentice Director, RMTC). In 2025, Daphne was the recipient of the inaugural Dan Augusta Promise Prize from Sick + Twisted Theatre. For more on her past work, visit www.daphnefinlayson.com

Michael Duggan – Stage Manager (Feb 4 – March 1)

Michael has been a Winnipeg-based stage manager for the last 15 years, and is happy to work all over town and across Canada. He has previously worked with TPM on Dragonfly, Mary’s Wedding, Iceland, John & Beatrice, and Three Sisters. Other recent credits include The Nutcracker (RWB), The Play that Goes Wrong (Citadel/Theatre Calgary/RMTC),The Comeback, The Mountaintop (RMTC), Clue (RMTC/The Grand) and The Little Mermaid (Rainbow Stage). Enjoy the show!