Paradise Lost

Director: Dahlia Katz
Poster Design: Dahlia Katz

Paradise Lost

by Erin Shields

Paradise Lost was originally commissioned by the Stratford Festival, Ontario, under Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and Executive Director Anita Gaffney.

Paradise Lost is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (ColinRivers) www.MQlit.ca

Directed by: Dahlia Katz
Stage Manager: Talfryin Quiring
Lighting Design: Brandon Goncalves
Costume Design: Helen Androlia
Scenic & Props Design: Rhys Bernier
Technical Director: Paul Stafford
Violence Designer: M. John Kennedy
Production Photography: Dahlia Katz
Poster Design: Dahlia Katz

Run

April 1st - April 5th, 2025

Synopsis

The seventeenth century and present day are seamlessly intertwined as Satan vents to an audience about her frustration at being cast out of Heaven and her thoughts on oppression. When she finds out that God has created delicate new creatures called “humans,” she crafts a plan for revenge and betrayal on the Almighty.

Erin Shields turns Heaven and Hell upside down in this witty, modern, feminist retelling of John Milton’s epic poem about the first battle between good and evil. Shields’s wickedly smart and funny script questions the reasons of the universe, the slow process of evolution and the freedom of knowledge. The debate over right and wrong has never been so satisfying.

Cast

Bryce Gowdy
Cole Hill
Cynthia Galant
Emily Sirizzotti
Genesis Jade
Hunter Whitehead
Iyahnah Daniel
Jenna Hudson
Jewel Newton
Jill Leavitt
Paige Harrison
Rae Tomkins
Ryder Desaulnier
Santiago Rodriguez
Simon Chung