R-G Productions Presents
Rattled
By Claire Holland
Directed by Heather Forgie
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Place: A house in a middle class neighbourhood.
​Time: Present Day.
Cast in order of appearance
Paige…............................Calum Peppard
Lena………........................……Cora Fast
Michelle…........................Heather Forgie
Donna…............................Alison Kolisnyk
Grace............................Natalie Fitkowsky
Julia..............................Sara Cherrywood
Aundrea............................Crystal Ringach
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Costume Design....Heather Forgie
Production Design..The Company
Stage Manager..........John Bent Jr.
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Bios
Claire Holland (she/her) is a Toronto-based Canadian playwright whose work focuses on contemporary social dynamics, often examining the complexities of modern female friendships and life choices, particularly the experiences of women without children. An active member of the Toronto theatre community, she has a background as an educator, having worked as a drama and dance teacher with the Toronto District School Board and as an instructor at the University of Toronto and York University. Her writing is described as poignant, reflective, and often tackling "subversive subjects that should be mainstream".
Playwright
Heather Forgie (she/her) is the artistic director of R-G Productions, as well as an actor, playwright, and director. Her most recent performances with R-G Productions include: Lysistrata, The Savannah Sipping Society (2024), Charming & Rose: True Love, Motherhood Out Loud, Heroine Addiction, Not Medea, Psychopathia Sexualis, The Savannah Sipping Society (2017), Desdemona, Spider's Web, Breadcrumbs, Skirmishes, and Relatively Speaking. Heather has also performed and directed for The BS Comedy Players, directed for The Incantatem Choir, and performed in numerous shows for Merlyn Productions, including: The Blabbermouth-The Puff Monster and the Wolf, Nightingale, Wind of a Thousand Tales, Snow White, and The Brothers Grimm. Heather is a teacher and mother of two amazing young men.
Director/Michelle
Sara Cherrywood (she/her) is a long-time theatre lover and is excited to be working again with R-G Productions, having last played Ismenia in Lysistrata. She has previously appeared in The Great Gatsby (Illustrium Creations), As It Turns Out (TBA Productions), Upstart Crow (Shoestring Players), Launchpad Project (Sarasvati Theatre), Farrago (Dark Horse Theatre), Student Body (Beau Theatre Co.) and various short films. She has also performed stand-up comedy and improv. Sara was also seen in in Thine is the Stillest Night by Dark Horse Theatre, earlier in the Little Theatre Festival. She lives in Winnipeg with her sweetheart, Colin.
Julia
Cora Fast (she/her) is delighted to be returning to R-G Productions, having previously been seen in Lysistrata, Charming & Rose: True Love, and Psychopathia Sexualis. Past productions with other companies include: Write, Rewrite, Repeat for Crosswalk Productions (which she also wrote), Your Brain On Anxiety for Sheep on a Mission, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare: Abridged for Blackout Productions, several years with The BS Comedy Players, and numerous shows with Merlyn Productions. Cora has been a performing member of Piper Pride Productions since 2019, performing in shows such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Newsies, Dogfight, Legally Blonde, and many others. As an accomplished improviser, Cora is a performing member of The Crosseyed Rascals.
Lena
Natalie Fitkowsky (she/her) is pleased to be making her R-G Productions debut in this production of Rattled. Other acting credits include “play” and “another play” by “theatre company”, “a different play” by “another theatre company”, and various shows with Merlyn Productions. She is also a high school English teacher and a singer with the O. Koshetz Ukrainian Choir.
Grace
Donna
Alison Kolisnyk (she/her) is thrilled to be back with R-G Productions, having previously been seen in Psychopathia Sexualis, The Savannah Sipping Society (2017), Spider’s Web, Desdemona, and Breadcrumbs. As a director for R-G Productions, Alison leant her talents to Charming & Rose: True Love, Heroine Addiction and Not Medea. Previous show credits also include: The Social, with Dark Horse Theatre, You can’t take it with you, and Elf: The Musical with the North Kildonan Community Players, The Mercury 13 with MaxQ Productions, The BS Comedy Players, and with Merlyn Productions: The Beggar and the Wolf, Nightingale, Wind of a Thousand Tales, Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations, The Brothers Grimm, Through the Looking-Glass, and Puss in Boots. Alison also directed Weaver’s Grave for the Tara Players which was presented earlier in the Little Theatre Festival.
Calum Peppard (she/her) is very excited to take part in her second R-G Productions show, having last been seen as Myrrhine in Lysistrata. She recently worked with An Seanchaí Theatre Company in The Towpath and during the 2023 Winnipeg Fringe, played both Gloria the Bridesmaid in The Social with Dark Horse Theatre and Catherine in The Great Gatsby for Illustrium Creations. She hopes everyone enjoys the baby shower of Rattled and wants to thank her Mum and Sister for being her biggest fans!
Paige
Crystal Ringach (she/her) is excited to be back working with Heather and the R-G Productions team, previously being seen in Lysistrata, and The Savannah Sipping Society (2017) as Jinx. Crystal studied Theatre and Education at the University of Winnipeg. In her role as Teacher, Mme. Ringach has directed and produced several plays. Crystal is also a devoted hockey mom.
Aundrea
Special thanks to:
The Playwrights Guild of Canada
The Little Theatre Festival
An Seanchaí Theatre Company
The Irish Association of Manitoba​
Theatre and Play
Siobhán Keely
Steph J Blanchette
Rob Kwade
Alexander Greyeyes
Liam Greyeyes
And the entire cast for being so swell!
RATTLED
premiered at the Tarragon Theatre Extraspace
Toronto, Ontario, on July 20, 2016
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