The Ghosts of Mariupol
A Human Cargo and Royal Manitoba Theatre Company Co-production in Association with Crow’s Theatre and Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre (Mariupol)
Written & Directed by Christopher Morris
World Premiere
Apr 20, 2027 - May 9, 2027
Studio Theatre
Theatre in the aftermath of catastrophe.
As Ukraine enters the fifth year of Russia’s ongoing invasion, Christopher Morris presents a powerful new work inspired by the artists who survived the March 2022 bombing of Ukraine’s historic Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol.
The play follows two actresses, best friends whose lives are forever changed by the bombing. One collaborates with Russians in the rebuilt Mariupol Theatre. The other creates theatre for injured Ukrainian soldiers in Western Ukraine. Both are haunted by the choices they made that day to survive.
The Ghosts of Mariupol confronts impossible questions about survival, collaboration, truth, and resistance. It asks: when war shatters moral clarity, what's the true cost of survival? And how do you hold on to yourself when war has changed you forever?
Featuring: Amy Matysio. Additional cast to be announced.
