Charge of the Moon

In the days before our modern notion of physics, it was thought that the sun, stars, and planets were moved by the agents of the Almighty. Angels of the fourth, sixth, and seventh rank took care of Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun. Angels of the third rank ran Saturn, and the Cherubim had charge of the fixed stars. It was commonly agreed that it was only the most lowly of angels who had Charge of the Moon.

Charge of the Moon — A tale of three angels that don’t even make it onto the chart. Never mind a planet, these three have been given the seemingly simple task of looking our for just one person – a young woman named Sue. Sue finds herself on the 28th floor ledge of her office building. She stares down at the flashing lights and eager thrill seekers below. Dizzy with fear, she is visited by these three “almost angels” who guide her backwards through her childhood to play out the moments that got her to where she is today. In a desperate attempt to save her and work their way up the divine ladder, it is unclear if they help her or push her closer to the edge.

Charge of the Moon is both funny and tragic, filled with song and visually stunning images to create a unique theatrical experience that will not be quickly forgotten.

Artists

Sherry J. Yoon, Artistic Director of Boca del Lupo, is a theatre creator and director with a passion for creating new performances through collaborative pursuits. With Boca del Lupo, Sherry has co-created more than 35 productions, including: Fall Away Home, an intergenerational site-specific production in the forest of Stanley Park; Photog, a large-scale show that toured across Canada and was created with interviews from prominent conflict photographers; and You Are It, as part of the Silver commissions from the Arts Club Theatre that investigates the complex dynamics between female friendships. During Sherry’s tenure, the company has received numerous awards, including the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, and Jessie Awards for Outstanding Production, Design, Actor, Ensemble, as well as the Critic’s Choice Innovation Award. Her productions have toured festivals and venues across Canada, Europe and Mexico.  She co-created an online exhibition of Expedition, an iterative collaboration between Boca del Lupo and the Performance Corporation, and working on Net Zero, an interactive theatre installation about climate change that involves the audience charging a battery with a stationary bicycle. She is also a freelance director who has worked at the Richmond Gateway Theatre, Bard on the Beach, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival and at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa Canada.

Sherry J Yoon
Director

Jay Dodge

Dramaturg

An inventor, creator and entrepreneur, Jay’s imagination for the what, how and why of theatre defies conventional boundaries . During his tenure, the company has won the peer-assessed Alcan Performing Arts Award, and several Jesse Richardson Theatre Awards including seven nominations for the Critic’s Choice Award for Innovation and the Patrick O’Neill Award for best anthology with Plays2Perform@Home. Jay is a passionate set and video designer with Jessie Richardson Awards in both of those categories as well as a published playwright including a contribution to Boca del Lupo’s Red Phone project. His artistry is one of innovation and daring and his one man show, PHOTOG. featured interactive video, stunt rigging and verbatim text, touring to World Stage, Prismatic, Festival Trans Amerique and PuSh. Having served as President on the national board of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, Jay also has special interest in creative space making including as co-founder of celebrated colocation space PL1422, co-founder of the Granville Island Theatre District. Happiest when he is tinkering in his studio with collaborators from a diverse range of disciplines and backgrounds, the impact of Jay’s influence is quiet yet profound.

Jay Dodge
Dramaturg

Performers Tamara McCarthy, Kevin MacDuff, Maiko Bae Yamamoto Guest Performer John Graham Lee

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