September 6 – 16, 2018

Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Directed by Beau Han Bridge & Lee Booker

An intimate melodrama about a successful fashion designer who becomes obsessed with a cold-hearted aspiring model. Held up by an all female cast and exploring themes of intergenerational love, sexuality, and sadomaschocism, PETRA VON KANT is the theatrical adaptation of one of the first and best-loved films of New German Cinema auteur Rainier Werner Fassbinder. The play resonates as strongly today as it did at its debut in the 1970s and will force you to reconsider gender roles, romance, and classism.

Presented as part of the Dramatic Works Series at the 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Cast:

Nadya Debogorski as Petra Von Kant
Kate Boutilier as Karin Thimm
Shelby Satterthwaite as Marlene
Chelsea Macdonald as Sidonie von Grasenabb
Madison Isolina as Gaby von Kant
Joanna Rannelli as Valerie von Kant

Creative Team:

Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Directed & Produced by: Beau Han Bridge
Co-directed by: Lee Booker
Dramaturgy by: Santana K. Barryman
Set Design & Props by: Bailey M. Kaye
Stage Management by: Stephanie Cho
Understudies: Santana K. Barryman & Marybelle Sagard

Reviews & Press:

• Vancouver Sun – “Review – Eclecticism rules at 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival”, Sept 11, 2018.
• Delta Optimist – “Delta theatre group staging Vancouver Fringe Fest production”, August 29, 2018
• Jo Ledingham – “Review: Vancouver Fringe Festival 2018”, Sept 6, 2018.
• Global News – “Event Listing: The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant”, Sept 6, 2018.
• On The List – “Picks of the Week by Jay Minter (Review)”, Sept 5, 2018.