In Search of Catharsis
(Reading Series)
Why are we here?
This ‘making sense of living’ thing is hard, no matter who you are.
Join a member of the Ancient Greek pantheon as she candidly wrestles with the grand improvisation of existence. Something we’ve all been going through....especially this year. Wouldn’t it be nice if life came with a manual?
In Search of Catharsis is a one-person storytelling about our never-ending battle with uncertainty.
It has something to do with science, madness, theatre...and a weasel.
Reality really is what you make of it.
Warning: Mature language will be used
September 1st - September 11th
Cast and Creative
Written and performed by: Jessica B. Hill*
Directed by: Rodrigo Beilfuss*
*“The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).”
Jessica B. Hill
Jessica has performed five seasons with the Stratford Festival; past credits include Mother’s Daughter, The Crucible, Brontë: The World Without, Paradise Lost and The Comedy of Errors. The Here for Now Festival hosted a reading of The Dark Lady last summer, an early draft of her first written play. The Dark Lady is currently being developed for a programmed run at both Shakespeare in the Ruins and Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan with support from the Stratford Festival. A reading of The Dark Lady is scheduled to be part of Stratford Festival's Forum Events this summer.
Film and TV credits include The Boys, What We Do in the Shadows, On the Basis of Sex and Slaxx. Jessica is currently filming a recurring role on Five Days at Memorial, a tv-series about Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina. A Montreal-native, Jessica co-teaches Chekhov and Shakespeare at the National Theatre School. She works in theatre, voice, film and tv in both English and French.
More info at: jessicabhill.com
A heartfelt thank you to Fiona and the entire Here For Now team for being a haven for the arts and fostering new works!
Rodrigo Beilfuss
Rodrigo Beilfuss spent four years in Ontario with the Stratford Festival, and then relocated back to Winnipeg to be the Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) in the Fall of 2019. Born and raised in Brazil, Rodrigo moved to Winnipeg in 2001 as an exchange student, discovering Hamlet in high-school. Mr Gord McLeod is to be blamed for everything. In Winnipeg, Rod was a founding member of Theatre by the River, and he has directed and acted in several productions at various local theatres. Rod also has a passion for teaching, and he is a theatre instructor at various organizations and universities. He holds a BA (Honours) from the University of Winnipeg, an MA in Classical Acting from England’s LAMDA, and he’s a graduate of Stratford’s two flagship programs: the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre and the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction. More info at rodrigobeilfuss.com