CAST & CREATIVE
A 1s1 Theatre & Nightwood Theatre Co-Production
in association with Modern Times Stage Company and Why Not Theatre.
Written by Erin Shields
English to ASL Translation by Dawn Jani Birley
Directed & Choreographed by Josette Bushell-Mingo
Dramaturg and Associate Direction by Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Assistant Directed by Andrea Donaldson
Starring Dawn Jani Birley Nickeshia Garrick
Juliana Monk
accompanied by cellist Beth Silver
Set and Costume Design by Jung-Hye Kim
Lighting Design by André du Toit*
Composer and Co-Sound Design by Deanna H. Choi*
Co-Sound Design by Jenna Geen
Projection Design by Laura Warren*
Assistant Projection Design by MacKenzie Cornfield**
Stage Managed by Sally Roberts
Assistant Stage Managed by Michelle Soicher
Production Managed by Maya Royer
Technical Direction by Micah Champagne
Carpentry by Dale Sharp Jnr.
Nightwood Theatre Shadow Resident Dylan Carter
in Lighting Design
* Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
** The services of MacKenzie Cornfield were made possible through the Design in Action: ADC’s National Assistant Designer Program, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
To a Flame was inspired by workshops involving the following collaborators: Dawn Jani Birley, Josette Bushell-Mingo, Lisa Karen Cox, Anna Hardwick, Birgit Schreyer Duarte
program book coming soon
To a Flame is an explosive theatrical feast of image and language that pulls us deep into a Victorian Gothic Horror. Three confined women await the conclusion of their stories in the ancestral home of the man they call Father. Secrets burn to be revealed, aches ofthe past refuse to be suppressed, and the very house itself vibrates with desire for revenge.
This groundbreaking work intertwines American Sign Language and English with vibrant movement and live music into a haunting, multi-sensory performance for Deaf and hearing audiences. Featuring celebrated Deaf performer and cultural leader Dawn Jani Birley, internationally-renowned director Josette Bushell-Mingo, and vivid text by Governor General Award-winning playwright Erin Shields, with the support of Nightwood Theatre company, this theatrical experience is not to be missed.
September 22 - October 4, 2026
Nancy and Ed Jackman Performance Centre
877 Yonge Street, Toronto