Organization

Opera on the Avalon

Conductor

Judith Yan

Stage director

Ruth Lawrence

Costume designer

Keith Roberts

Set designer

Alison Helmer

Lighting designer

Leigh Ann Vardy

Video designer

Cameron Davis

Sound designer

Don Ellis

Stage Manager

Amanda Klein

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Katherine Pracht

Helen O'Mara

Baritone

Leroy Davis

John O'Mara

Pascale Eveleen Spinney

Jane

Tenor

Matthew Dalen

Cal O'Mara

Michael Kelly

Barry

Soprano

Lara Ciekiewicz

Bartender

Stephen Hegedus

Priest/Coach

Red McPherson

English

February (World Premiere)

Public

February

French

Approved

February is a powerful portrayal of the families whose lives were irrevocably altered when Ocean Ranger sank off the coast of Newfoundland, on Valentine’s Day, 1982 — all 84 men on board were lost.

Shifting between the past and present, we follow the fictional Helen O’Mara and her son John. Helen navigates the grief of widowhood and the struggles of motherhood, eventually learning to ‘let the light in’ and find love again. John, immersed in a career in the oil industry that killed his father, struggles with his ambivalence and aspirations when he unexpectedly becomes a father himself.

Based on the award-winning novel by Lisa Moore, February delves into the shared, enduring grief of a community struck by tragedy, and explores our paths forward in this world.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew