The Changeling

Presented by the UBC Department of Theatre and Film

Directed by MFA Director Luciana Silvestre Fernandes

“She that in life and love refuses me,
In death and shame my partner she shall be.”

A tale of hidden sexual desires, bloody deeds, and characters who realize their intentions are less than pure, Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s The Changeling is one of the darkest and most sensual of the 17th century English tragedies.

The beautiful Beatrice, falls hard for Alsemero, who shares her feelings but Beatrice’s marriage to Alonzo de Piracquo, approved by her father Vermandero, is planned. Being a Jacobean tragedy, the solution turns to murder. Despite being repelled by his disfigured face, Beatrice enlists her father’s servant De Flores to do the deed, little realizing that he lusts after her and will refuse money, preferring, and eventually insisting upon, payment of another kind.

Preview Jan 15, Opening Night Jan 16, Talk Back Jan 22.

The Jan 15 preview was cancelled due to extreme winter weather conditions. Ticket holders can rebook to a new performance date or receive a refund by emailing box.office@ubc.ca.

CAST and CREW

Beatrice Joanna – Bonnie Duff
De Flores – Kyle Preston Oliver
Vermandero – Liam McCulley
Isabella/Joanna – Monica Bowman
Diaphanta/Joanna/Madwoman – Chantal Gering
Lollio – Abbey Laine Schwartz
Allibius – Lorenzo Tesler-Mabe
Antonio – Ishan Sandhu
Franciscus – David Lundmark
Alsemero – Hayden Davies
Jasperino/Madman – Nicco Graham
Tomazo – Caleb Pleasure
Alonzo – Connor Riopel
Livia/Joanna/Madwoman – Aoife McCandless-Davis
Servant/Joanna/Madwoman – Genevieve Guimond

Director – Luciana Silvestre Fernandes
Set Designer – Luis Bellassi
Costume Designer – Charlotte Di Chang
Lighting Designer – Zach Levis
Sound Designer – Jacob Wan
Stage Manager – Anita Jian

*Contains adult themes and may not be suitable for younger audiences.