The Waiting Gentlewoman
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WRITTEN BY: Mark Foster DIRECTED BY: Lara Lewis STARRING: Kirsten Bruce, Jessy Matthews & Sam Vigneault PRODUCED BY: Sinking Ship Theatre Creations With emotions reaching a tipping point, May and Percy try to keep their cool (and their relationship intact) in the moments before going on stage as lovers in this play in dialogue with Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Only Assistant Director Judith can hope to wrangle them together and save the show, but is that really what’s best for either of them?
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THE TEAM
Mark Foster is a playwright living in K’jipuktuk, unceded and unsurrendered Mi’kmaw territory also known as Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mark is the Playwright-In-Residence of Sinking Ship Theatre and has had plays produced through the company both independently and at Fringe Festivals. Mark’s plays include The Waiting Gentlewoman, recipient of the “Outstanding Original Script” award at the Fundy Fringe Festival, Harbourtown, and The Murder Play. Mark is a member of the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre, through which he receives generous support. Mark is a graduate of Dalhousie University and a student of Mount St. Vincent University with degrees in Literature and Education respectively.
Lara Lewis is a theatre artist and member of the Mi’kmaw and trans communities. She is a
graduate of Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts (B.A. hons. ‘16), and
University of King’s College’s School of Journalism (B.J. ‘17). Lewis is a director, writer, and
actor. She was nominated Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(female) in 2017. Recent credits include Voltora in Fox and Gertrude/Mephistopheles in
Zomblet (The Villain's Theatre), stage managing Tom at the Farm (Workshirt Opera), and
performing in This is Nowhere (Zuppa Theatre). Lara is the former youth representative of the eastern region for the Native Women's Association of Canada. She is an assistant producer of the Halifax Fringe Festival. She is social media coordinator for The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op, of which she is also the Vice Chair of the Board, and Mayworks Festival of Working People in the Arts. In her spare time, she is a life drawing model and barista.
graduate of Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts (B.A. hons. ‘16), and
University of King’s College’s School of Journalism (B.J. ‘17). Lewis is a director, writer, and
actor. She was nominated Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(female) in 2017. Recent credits include Voltora in Fox and Gertrude/Mephistopheles in
Zomblet (The Villain's Theatre), stage managing Tom at the Farm (Workshirt Opera), and
performing in This is Nowhere (Zuppa Theatre). Lara is the former youth representative of the eastern region for the Native Women's Association of Canada. She is an assistant producer of the Halifax Fringe Festival. She is social media coordinator for The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op, of which she is also the Vice Chair of the Board, and Mayworks Festival of Working People in the Arts. In her spare time, she is a life drawing model and barista.
Jessy Matthews
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Kirsten Bruce
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Sam Vigneault
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