The Creature in the Dark follows Salmon as they venture away from their home in search of a mysterious Creature that has taken over the lands. Salmon must learn to be brave as they encounter other animals, some friendly and some not. Will Salmon succeed in their quest? Will they discover what or who this Creature really is?

A new mythic puppet adventure, written by Anishinaabe playwright Josh Languedoc (Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land). Drawing on the wisdom from many mythologies and featuring puppets designed by Edmonton Puppet Master Randall Fraser (Little Shop of Horrors, Urashima Taro). Directed by Maralyn Ryan and Mark Henderson.
 

Playwright

Josh Languedoc is an Anishinaabe playwright, theatre creator, and educator currently living in Amiskwaciy Waskahigan (Edmonton) and is a proud member of Saugeen First Nation. For the past 2 years, Josh has been touring his acclaimed solo show Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land across Canada. Other projects include: The Eyes Of Spirits (Dreamspeakers), CIVIL BLOOD: A Treaty Story (Thou Art Here Theatre), Feast (University of Alberta; Tiny Bear Jaws) and IN-COR-RI-GI-BLE: The Legend of Thundervoice (Blyth Festival). Josh is currently a masters candidate at the University of Alberta’s MFA Theatre Practices program focusing on Indigenous playwriting and theatre creation methodology. Josh is also the Youth Education and Outreach Coordinator for Workshop West Playwrights Theatre. Josh is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Gomathi Boorada is the artistic Director of Shivamanohari School of Performing arts, Edmonton, as trained Kuchipudi dancer shes worked extensively in South Asian Dance, Drama, and theatre. Over the past 11 years she worked at SSDM Alberta community theatre in Edmonton in the capacity of dancer and puppeteer presenting shows and offering dance workshops in community schools. She has worked with Indonesian Institute of Arts and University of Gadjah Mada in the capacity of Guest lecturer offering lectures, seminars and workshops. She has had the honour to be  trained in the art of “Tholu Bommalata” Indian Shadow leather puppetry under Mr.Shivakumar Shinde, Dharmavaram,India and in “Wayang Kulit” Javanese  shadow puppetry at University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakartha, Indonesia under  Mr. Anggara Sri Wisnu.

Ami Farrow is an Edmonton-based theatre designer originally from Saskatoon. She earned a BFA at the University of Saskatchewan and her MFA in Theatre Design at the University of Alberta. She is also a full member of the Associate Designers of Canada in costume, set and lighting design.

Ami is the resident designer for Theatre Prospero and has designed and built many aspects of Theatre Prospero's touring and in-house productions since 2005. Via Theatre Prospero’s residencies Ami has worked within various Edmonton schools creating costumes sets and props with children.

Ami has lit shows for Edmonton’s Shadow Theatre and also often works as a stage manager, lighting designer and dancer with Luna Dance Fusion. Ami's designs outside of Edmonton include many productions for Rosebud Theatre (Calgary), productions at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and she was a resident designer for Theatre Junction in Calgary. Ami production designed The Highest Step in the World which toured western Canada and won the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Production of a Play and the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology's Award of Technical Merit.

Ami also loves to dance, play guitar and raise her two darling children.