MILKED
January 22 – February 6
Preview January 21
North American Premiere
Studio Theatre Inside Fringe Theatre Adventures
10330 – 84 Ave
This production centers on two young men at the beginning of their journey into adulthood… with no clear plan laid out for them.
Starring Émanuel Dubbeldam and Michael Watt
Directed by Trevor Schmidt
Lighting Design by Larisa Poho
Sound Design by Chris Scott
Stage Managed by Yvette Martens
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Paul is trying to find a job. Snowy is trying to find himself. But when Snowy stumbles across an ailing cow stuck in a local field, he ropes Paul into trying to help the cow — either to improve its lot or put it out of its misery. This rural drama explores friendship, coming-of-age, economic uncertainty, and change. A darkly funny and moving look at life, death, and the choices we make on the brink of adulthood.
PLAYWRIGHT
Simon Longman
Simon Longman
Playwright
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CAST & COMPANY
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Émanuel Dubbeldam
Émanuel Dubbeldam
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Michael Watt
Michael Watt
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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
Lighting Design
Larissa Poho
Lighting 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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Chris Scott
Sound Design
Chris Scott
Sound Design
Chris Scott is ecstatic to be making his Edmonton premier as a Theatrical Sound Designer/Composer with Northern Light Theatre’s Radiant Vermin. A recent graduate of Berklee Valencia’s Master’s program in Scoring for Film, TV, and Video Games, he has seen his work premier in multiple international film festivals, North American stages and screens all over the world. He looks forward with great anticipation towards the premier of his next film score/sound design at California Art’s Bijou film festival, Coyotes Eat Everything with experimental animator Ayden Lamb. Select sound design credits include Haunted House (Stuttgart International Film Fest), ARC Trilogy – Highschool and Elementary (Concrete Theatre). Select music composer credits include Passages: An Animated Short (CalArts), Insecticida (UPV-Valencia) Erlking: A New Musical and Killing Jar: A New Musical (SATCO).
Yvette Martens
Stage Manager
Yvette Martens
Stage Manager
Yvette is thrilled to be with this production at Northern Light Theatre. Previous credits include Mob (Workshop West), The Royale, Almost A Full Moon, The Herd (Citadel Theatre), CTRL-ALT-DEL, The Sprouts 20th Anniversary (Concrete Theatre), Bathsheba & the Books, Woman Caught Unaware, Return of the Tenors (Edmonton Fringe), 87 productions over the past 23 years at (Mayfield Dinner Theatre) too many favorites to mention. The last three years been working with The Edmonton International Street Performers. I’m also honoured to have been nominated twice for a Sterling Award for Individual Achievement in Production. It’s a great pleasure to work with such talented cast and production teams! Enjoy the performance