Blood Wedding: A Trans Fantasia

Photo by: Kimberly Ho

Blood Wedding: A Trans Fantasia

Created by:

Angelica Schwartz, Anais Mateusz West, and Stephanie Wong

Show Info

Blood Wedding is a multidisciplinary drama inspired by Federico García Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’, and his avant-garde satire, ‘The Public.’ With surrealism and biting humour, it follows a group of queer and trans artists navigating the perils of working in institutionalized theatre. During a production of ‘Blood Wedding,’ a revolt begins in the company, forcing the trans assistant director to reckon with their ambition, their artistic integrity and their responsibility to the queer community. ‘Blood Wedding’ asks: does the old theatre need to be buried, so that a new theatre can rise? It is a meta-theatrical love letter to a queer ancestor, using Lorca’s legacy to challenge transphobia and catalyse a better future.

  • Presentation House’s Creative Residency – 2024-2026

    Progress Lab Script Workshop – March 2024

    What Lab’s It’s Not A Stage – October 2023

    Deer Lake Staged Reading – June 2023, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Creative Team

Presentation House Theatre Creative Residency Workshop Team:

  • Created by: Angelica Schwartz, Anais Mateusz West, and Stephanie Wong

  • Adapted from: Federico García Lorca

  • Written by: Anais Mateusz West

  • Directed by: Angelica Schwartz

  • Dramaturged by: Stephanie Wong

  • Sound Design & Music Direction: Mary Jane Coomber

  • Musical Collaborators: Sally Zori & Kelsey Kanatan Wavey

  • Production Design: Alexa Fraser

  • Video & Lighting Design: Andie Lloyd

  • Intimacy Direction: Melanie Yeats

  • Stage Management: Maria Zarrillo

  • Production by: Kimberly Ho

  • Technical Support: Brianna Bernard

  • Photos by: Kimberly Ho

Cast:

  • Sara Vickruck

  • Faye Ludwar

  • Alen Dominguez

  • Cheyenne Rouleau

  • Rae Takei

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Angelica Schwartz

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Mary Jane Coomber

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Kelsey Kanatan Wavey

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Alexa Fraser

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Andie Lloyd

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Alen Dominguez

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Cheyenne Rouleau

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Brianna Bernard

Land Acknowledgement

Neworld is grateful to create our work on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.