bug creative team
Yolanda Bonnell // playwright & performer
Cole Alvis // director & producer
Gia Nahmens // stage management
Sadie Buck // voiceover
Aria Evans // movement
Yvette Nolan // dramaturge
Jay Havens // scenography
Michel Charbonneau // lighting design
Maddie Bautista // sound design
Deb Lim // production manager
DJ Classic Roots & Jennifer Kreisberg //music composition
Kinoo Arcentales & Chelsea Reinders // stitchers
Tim Hill // set construction
Lisa Alves & Olivia Shortt // associate producers
Kristina Lemieux // producing consultant
Ashley Bomberry // outside eye / facilitator
Pauline Shirt // knowledge keeper
"bug is an enthralling journey into the struggles of two Indigenous women – and their vices. NNNN”
— KELLY BOUTSALIS, NOW MAGAZINE
read the full review of bug co-presented by Theatre Passe Muraille and Native Earth Performing Arts
“If I were to provide a rating then, it would be a full-on constellation.”
— KARYN RECOLLET, THE GLOBE AND MAIL
read the full review of bug co-presented by Theatre Passe Muraille and Native Earth Performing Arts
“there is an urgent need for canadians to understand the legacy that colonization has left on Indigenous peoples.”
— SHAY ERLICH read the full preview of bug presented by Luminato here
“this is a challenging, emotional piece of theatre, and one that needs to keep living across the country. ”
— KENDRA JONES read the full review of bug presented by Luminato here
“for settler audiences, I want them to have a deeper understanding of what some of our lived experiences are like, that we are resilient, and that are pain doesn’t just come from something that we picked up one day.”
— YOLANDA BONNELL FOR MUSKRAT MAGAZINE read the full interview here