Almost A Full Moon

Commissioned by the Citadel Theatre, Almost A Full Moon is inspired by the beloved Christmas album by Canadian singer/songwriter Hawksley Workman.

The play incorporates Workman’s songs in three storylines that chase in and out of different ages of Christmas, love, and family, winding together for a timeless story.

Music & Lyrics: Hawksley Workman

Hawksley Workman is a JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A staple of the Canadian music scene for over 20 years, Workman boasts a catalogue of 17 releases, and has performed over a thousand shows worldwide, headlining prestigious venues like Massey Hall and The Olympia in Paris. As a producer, his fingerprints grace releases by JUNO and Polaris Prize nominees and winners like Tegan and Sara, Serena Ryder, Hey Rosetta!, and Great Big Sea. He’s also penned melodies with a myriad of artists, from Oscar award winning Marion Cotillard to
the late French rock icon Johnny Hallyday.

Workman co-wrote and performed an award-winning one-man cabaret theatre show called The God That Comes, which debuted in 2013 to rave critical reviews and sold-out crowds. The show quickly gained international attention including successful runs at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New Zealand Festival and Arhus Festival in Denmark. In 2018 Hawksley received a Stirling Award nomination, Outstanding Score of a Play or Musical for The Silver Arrow at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre. And in 2019 had his Stratford debut as Composer for The Neverending Story.

Book: Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman

Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman is a Dora Award winning and Governor General nominated playwright. Winner of The Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award, and of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award, she graduated from the playwriting program at The National Theatre School of Canada. She writes for theatre, film, and television. Selected credits include: The End of Pretending (Summerworks, Regent theatre) Scratch (Factory Theatre, La Licorne, Theatre Plexus, Off-Broadway Players). Sudden Death, (Next Stage). Twisted with Joseph Jomo Pierre (Factory Theatre). Charlotte directed and co-created Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show (Arts and Culture Tour of NL and Labrador, Theatre Passe Murialle 2011). She wrote for CBC Radio’s Afganada and for the Showcase TV series KING. Charlotte’s most recent play, Guarded Girls, won the Dora Mavor Moore award for Outstanding New Play and premiered at Tarragon Theatre. Charlotte is currently writing the book for a new musical based on Hawksely Workman’s album Almost a Full Moon and writing for the new TV series Safehaven (Landmark, Crackle). She also has a new family show in development at the CBC.

Director: Daryl Cloran

Daryl Cloran is the Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, one of Canada’s largest regional theatres. Daryl has also been the Artistic Director of Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops, BC) and Theatrefront (Toronto).

Daryl has directed internationally in countries such as South Africa and Bosnia & Herzegovina, and at theatres across Canada, including: Shaw Festival, National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, Neptune Theatre (Halifax), Arts Club Theatre (Vancouver), Canadian Stage and Tarragon.

Daryl’s Beatles-infused adaptation of As You Like It has played at Bard on the Beach (Vancouver), Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg), the Citadel, and next season will be performed at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Milwaukee Rep Theater. It was the best-selling production in the 30-year history of Bard on the Beach, and won the Jessie Award for Outstanding Musical.

Daryl’s work has been nominated for awards across the country, including: Doras, Jessies (Vancouver), Sterlings (Edmonton), Evies (Winnipeg), Bettys (Calgary), SATAs (Saskatoon) and Merritt (Halifax) awards. He is also the proud recipient of the Canada Council’s John Hirsch Prize for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Director.

Music Director: Ryan deSouza

Ryan deSouza is currently in his 20th season as the Associate Music Director at the Shaw Festival where he has music directed shows including The Russian Play, A Christmas Carol, Peter and the Starcatcher and One Touch of Venus, and has composed for several productions including An Octoroon, Engaged and Hotel Peccadillo. Ryan has had the pleasure of music directing shows across the country including the Grand Theatre, Canadian Stage, Sheridan College, Mirvish Productions, Ross Petty Productions and Stage West Calgary. He has accompanied international recording artists Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Hudson, and The Tenors, and has worked as the audition pianists on several Toronto productions including We Will Rock You, Lord of the Rings, Dirty Dancing and Hairspray. Ryan is thrilled to be back at Sheridan working on another new Canadian musical!

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