DUET FOR ONE
April 9 – 24
Preview April 8
Studio Theatre Inside Fringe Theatre Adventures
10330 – 84 Ave
This production unveils a woman raging against the idea of her life getting smaller, due to a degenerative disease that will rob her of her life’s work as a concert violinist.
Starring Liana Shannon and Melanie Dreyer-Lude
Directed by Trevor Schmidt
Sound Design by Larisa Poho
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Renowned concert violinist Stephanie Abrahams’ world has crumbled after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, forcing her to confront her identity and find meaning beyond her music through intense sessions with her psychiatrist, Dr. Feldmann. DUET FOR ONE is a powerful exploration of resilience, loss, and the human spirit.
Liana Shannon, whose real-life story closely parallels the plot of the play, will return to the stage for the first time since she has recently become a wheelchair user. She will be joined by Melanie Dreyer-Lude as her therapist, Doctor Feldmann.
PLAYWRIGHT
Tom Kempinski
Tom Kempinski
Playwright
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CAST & COMPANY
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Liana Shannon
Stephanie Abrahams
Liana Shannon
Stephanie Abrahams
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Melanie Dreyer-Lude
Doctor Feldmann
Melanie Dreyer-Lude
Doctor Feldmann
Bio coming soon…
Trevor Schmidt
Director
Trevor Schmidt
Director
Trevor is the Artistic Director of Northern Light Theatre as well as a performer, designer of set and costume, a published playwright and a multiple award winner. He has been awarded twice for playwrighting (THE WATERMELON GIRLS, and CHANGE ROOM),for directing the Canadian premieres of Carol Anne Duffy’s THE WORLD’S WIFE and Sean Graney’s THE 4TH GRADERS PRESENT AN UNNAMED LOVE-SUICIDE and the outstanding production award for the Canadian premiere of Elise Forier Edie’s THE PINK UNICORN. For Guys In Disguise, where he is an Artistic Associate, he has also performed the one-man show COFFEE DAD, CHICKEN MOM, AND THE FABULOUS BUDDHA BOI, penned by Nick Green in New York as part of the FRIGID FESTIVAL for which he also received the award for Outstanding Performance, and the Outstanding New Fringe Play (co-written and created with Darrin Hagen) for FLORA & FAWNA’S FIELD TRIP (both at the Sterling Awards), and Outstanding Touring Production at the Critic’s Awards in Calgary. Also for Guys In Disguise, he received an Orlando Fringe award for his performance for Bette Davis in the much-lauded BITCHSLAP.
Larissa Poho
Sound Design
Larissa Poho
Sound Design
Larissa (she/her) is a queer Ukrainian artist living and creating in amiskwaciwaskahikan. A multidisciplinary performer, production designer, visual artist and tattooist (owner/artist at Folk Lore Tattoo), she is also a teaching artist with the Citadel Theatre (musical theatre/dance), and is the former Artistic Director of the Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Select performance credits: Once, All Because I’m A Woman, Hits of Broadway (Citadel) ; Infinity (Theatre Network); Canada Rocks: The Reboot, VEGAS LIVE, Canada 151 (Mayfield); ren & the wake (Catch the Keys); 10 out of 12 (WildSide); Ordinary Days (Straight Edge); Assassins (Loose Ends); Dreamer’s Cantata (Plain Janes). Assistant Music-Direction: Jersey Boys (Citadel); Assistant Direction: Evelyn Strange (Teatro La Quindicina). Lighting Design: A Phoenix Too Frequent (Northern Light Theatre); Joni Mitchell’s Songs of a Prairie Girl, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Network); An Homage to Billie Holiday, Les Sylphides (Ballet Edmonton); La Raccourcie, Les Neiges, Simone et le whole shebang (L’UniTheatre); Surveil (Hip.Bang!); Fusion – Harmony in Motion, At the Bazaar (Viter Ukrainian Dancers & Folk Choir). Sterling-Nominated Music Direction for the Canadian national tour of Barvinok (Pyretic Productions). Thanks to everyone who continues to support Larissa on this artistic journey. Much love to Vince and Soaps.
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