When Evgeni Onegin visits the Larin family home, his romantic charms stir passions long forgotten by its residents. Poet Vladimir Lensky’s romantic ideals are challenged (a duel!) after Onegin flirts with his fiancée Olga Larin, and even the sensible Tatyana Larin falls for the handsome rogue. The hit musical moves, shakes, and wakes audiences with its sweeping score, leaving the powerful question swirling in their minds: Look around, look around, look around, do you see someone worth dying for?
Weylin Symes
Steve Bass
Ilyse Robbins
Katy Monthei
Jeff Adelberg
Deirdre Gerrard
John Stone
Emme Shaw
Deirdre Benson
Shauwna Grillo
Zach Cadman
Stephen Zubricki IV†
Amiel Gladstone
Veda Hille
Tracey Power
Amanda Testini
Rachel Ditor
Drew Facey
Jacqueline Firkins
Alaia Hamer
John Webber
Ted Roberts
Bradley Danyluk
Allison Spearin
Sandra Drag
Chris Tsujiuchi
Barry Mirochnick
Jennifer Moersch
A mysterious stranger shows up at the Larin estate changing the inhabitants' lives forever.
Onegin was commissioned and premiered at the Arts Club in Vancouver, and then further developed at Musical Stage in Toronto. Two versions of the show went on to tour in the West and to the National Arts Centre. The US Premiere took place at Greater Boston Stage Company and the Russian Premiere is at the Taganka Theatre in Moscow, opening December 2021.
After Craigslist Cantata—a play about disconnection—we wanted to do something about connection, a story that could challenge our sometimes corseted Canadian sensibilities. Something where the audience could swoon and get swept away. Something full of grand gestures, dance, and light. Something honest but also modern. Because in the age of the cynic, where does the romantic fit? We adapted freely from Pushkin’s original poem and Tchaikovsky’s opera to give audiences the visceral experience of unrequited love. The characters’ missed opportunities show us what happens when we don’t embrace love when it comes. What it looks and feels like to turn away from its vitality and beauty. Ultimately, the show is our celebration of love. Our love of the theatre, our love for performing, our love for making things together, our love of the audience and your connection to what we create. - Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille
