Ottawa: Fall On Your Knees - Part One

Family Tree

2023-03-10 19:00 2023-03-24 22:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Ottawa: Fall On Your Knees - Part One

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/30544

In-person event

A National Arts Centre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre, Grand Theatre production. The story of Fall On Your Knees begins at the end, with the words of Lily Piper. “They’re all dead now.” But before that there was love. There was a family. There was music and laughter and desire. And there was danger… Based on the iconic novel by the award-winning Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fall On Your Knees is a sweeping, multigenerational saga set in...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
March 10 - 24, 2023
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Ensemble. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
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Deborah Hay. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
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Samantha Hill and Amaka Umeh. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
Theatre Drama
“Fall On Your Knees… will bring you to your feet” – J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail
  • In-person event
  • English
  • Ages 17+
  • ≈ 3 hours · With intermission
  • Partial nudity
  • Mature themes
  • Graphic violence
  • Sexual content
  • Sexual violence
  • Strong language
  • Smoke machine
  • Haze
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Ensemble. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
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Deborah Hay. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
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Samantha Hill and Amaka Umeh. Set Design by Camellia KooCostume Design by Judith BowdenLighting Design by Leigh Ann Vardy © Dahlia Katz
World Premiere NAC Co-productionNAC English Theatre Co-production

A National Arts Centre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre, Grand Theatre production.

The story of Fall On Your Knees begins at the end, with the words of Lily Piper. “They’re all dead now.” But before that there was love. There was a family. There was music and laughter and desire. And there was danger…

Based on the iconic novel by the award-winning Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fall On Your Knees is a sweeping, multigenerational saga set in atmospheric Cape Breton, during a time of roiling change in the heady early years of the twentieth century.

James Piper is an ambitious boy of Scottish descent. Materia is the daughter of Lebanese immigrants who wishes to see New York one day. They fall in love and get married with high hopes of a happily ever after. But as their family grows, so do the discoveries — that will test their bond and threaten to tear them apart.

Fall On Your Knees Part One - Family Tree is part of a two-part performance. If you wish to see part two, click here.

"Stage adaptation...LIVES UP TO THE HYPE through deft use of music." – Morgan Mullin, The Coast

Please note this performance contains:
partial nudity, graphic violence, sexual content, sexual violence, strong language, e-cigarette performance, smoke and haze.
Trigger Warning: parental abuse, incest, childhood sexual abuse

Please note, due to an illness in the cast, performances of Fall On Your Knees, Part 1: Family Tree on March 15, 16 and 18 at 7 p.m. have been cancelled.  See the calendar below for updated performance schedule.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Artists

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    Director / Adaptor / Co-Creator Alisa Palmer
  • Writer / Adaptor / Co-Creator Hannah Moscovitch
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    Author Ann-Marie MacDonald
  • Adaptation for the stage by Alisa Palmer and Hannah Moscovitch
  • Co-created and Written by Hannah Moscovitch
  • Co-created and Directed by Alisa Palmer
  • Production Dramaturgy by Mel Hague
  • Based on the Novel by Ann-Marie MacDonald 
  • Featuring Tim Campbell (James Piper / Ensemble), Janelle Cooper (Adelaide Taylor / Sweet Jessie Hogan / Ensemble), Diane Flacks (Sister St. Monica / Giles MacVicar / Mrs. Luvovitz / Ensemble), Eva Foote (Lily Piper / Ensemble), Deborah Hay (Frances Piper / Ensemble), Samantha Hill (Kathleen Piper / Ensemble), Drew Moore (Ralph Luvovitz / David / Ensemble), Tony Ofori (Leo “Ginger” Taylor / Impresario / Ensemble), Cara Rebecca (Materia Piper / Charity Woman / Ensemble), Maryem Tollar (Mrs. Mahmoud / Musician), Amaka Umeh (Rose Lacroix / Doc Rose / Ensemble), Dakota Jamal Wellman (Anthony / Ambrose/ Ensemble), Jenny L Wright (Mercedes Piper / Jeanne Lacroix / Ensemble), Antoine Yared (Mr. Mahmoud / Tommy Jameel / Maestro / Ensemble), Kira Chisholm (Rehearsal Swing), Naomi Ngebulana (Rehearsal Swing)
  • Associate Director Cherissa Richards
  • Music Supervisor and Composer Sean Mayes
  • Choreographer Natasha Powell
  • Associate Choreographer Hollywood Jade
  • Associate Choreographer Tereka Tyler-Davis
  • Set Designer Camellia Koo
  • Costume Designer Judith Bowden
  • Lighting Designer Leigh Ann Vardy
  • Sound Design Consultant Antoine Bédard
  • Sound Designer Brian Kenny
  • Associate Music Supervisor Douglas Price
  • Musicians Douglas Price (Conductor, piano, accordion), Anna Atkinson (Violin, accordion), Spencer Murray (Flutes, reeds, pipes), Maryem Tollar (Vocals, qanun, oud, percussion)
  • Fight & Sexual Choreography Anita Nittoly
  • Associate Costume Designer Joyce Padua
  • Dialect Coach Jane Gooderham
  • Dialect & Disability Consultant Yousef Kadoura
  • Stage Manager Michael Hart
  • Assistant Stage Manager Sarah Miller
  • Apprentice Stage Manager (Rehearsal, Toronto) /Production Assistant Ciaran Brenneman
  • Apprentice Stage Manager (Halifax, Ottawa, London) Virg Iredale
  • Technical Director Daniel Bennet
  • Audio Engineer Brandon Wells