The Message
by Jason Sherman
directed by Richard Rose
November 07, 2018 – December 16, 2018
Mainspace
A new play from Governor General’s Literary Award winner for Drama.
“Whatcha doin’, Marshall McLuhan?” That’s what the world wanted to know back in the 1960s, when Canada’s internationally renowned professor-turned-prophet started to sound the alarm on the effects of technology on the human body and spirit. But after a lifetime of warning us all about the hazards of modern life, McLuhan suffered a stroke that robbed him of his ability to speak. What it couldn’t do, though, was stop this deeply religious man from trying to finish his magnum opus: a last desperate attempt to save our souls — and his own.
Listen to the BBC reassess McLuhan’s life and work.
The Message is made possible through the Bill Glassco Playwright-in-Residence Program, generously supported by George Youssef.
Photo of R.H. Thomson by Jim Ryce
Cast and Crew
Writer – Jason Sherman
Director – Richard Rose
Costume Designer – Charlotte Dean
Apprentice Stage Manager – Jaimee Hall
Assistant Director – Taryn Jorgenson
Set & Props Designer – Camellia Koo
Lighting Designer – Rebecca Picherack
Video Designer – Carla Ritchie
Sound Designer – Thomas Ryder Payne
Stage Manager – Kate Sandeson
Actors – Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster , Peter Hutt , Patrick McManus , Sarah Orenstein , R.H. Thomson
