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No one lives inside The House of Special Purpose. This summer I had the opportunity to work on a beautiful new Canadian musical with some truly incredible artists. Directing The House of Special Purpose was an absolute gift, and it couldn’t have happened without the brilliant people I was fortunate enough to collaborate with. These actors, technicians, and creative artists came together and built something beautiful and highly detailed in next to no time at all, and I so look forward to working with and learning from them all again sometime in the near future. HUGE thank you to the genius that is @sierr__uh for her expertise and creative generosity. Telling this story without you at my side would’ve been an insurmountable task. And thank you to @__ru__ and @thetwilightcompany for your trust in me to tell this story. THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE Music & Lyrics by: Ruaridh MacDonald Additional Music & Lyrics by: Belinda Corpuz Book by: Sarah Bergbusch & Ruaridh MacDonald Orchestrations by: Alex Panneton CAST: Nikolai: Iain Robert Stewart Alexandra: Raquel Duffy Olga: Anika Venkatesh Tatiana: Alicia Barban Maria: Christina Smith Anastasia: Lucy Janisse Alexi: Easton Lang Dr. Botkin (Piano): Jake Schindler Anna (Violin): Alexa MacDougall Alexi Trupp (Upright Bass): Malcolm Connor Ivan (Percussion): Lucas Redwood Director: Dean Deffett Choreographer: Sierra Holder Music Director: Jake Schindler Associate Music Director: Erin Yip Stage Manager: Taylor Cumming Costume Designer: Katie Hochman Lighting Designer: Gareth Edwards Sound Designer: Alex Purcell Head Of Props: Max Mckerlie Artistic Producer / Set Design: Ruaridh MacDonald Associate Producer: Will Parry Administrative Producer: Landon Walliser
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☔️ Mirror Talk by @hellobegonia Featuring @__ru__ A CABARET FOR THE END OF THE WORLD @thevaultcreationlab (January 2026)
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4.5 years. Big wins, big shows, big laughs. Grateful is an understatement. New adventures call - see you down the road, @soulpeppertheatre 🤍
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🗂️ FROM THE ARCHIVES: “O.T.M.A.” Olga, Tatiana, Maria, & Anastasia invent a new pen name for themselves to write letters to their mother. 🎥: @its.mallory.brown THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE Music & Lyrics by: @__ru__ Additional Music & Lyrics by: @belindacorpuz Book by: @sarahbergbusch & @__ru__ Orchestrations & Arrangements by: @alexpanneton CAST: Nikolai: @iain_stew_art Alexandra: @raquel_duffy Olga: @anikavenkatesh Tatiana: @aliciabarban Maria: @christinasmithto Anastasia: @lucyjanisse Alexi: @e.dances11 Dr. Botkin (Piano): @schindlerjake Anna (Violin): @alexamacdougall Alexi Trupp (Upright Bass): @malcolm.connor.bass Ivan (Percussion): @lucas__redwood Director: @deandeffett Choreographer: @sierr__uh Music Director: @schindlerjake Associate Music Director: @_erin.yip_ Stage Manager: @taylorcumming_ Costume Designer: @katie.hochman Lighting Designer: @gedwards_ Sound Designer: @alexpurcellmusic Head Of Props: @maxmckerlie_art Artistic Producer / Set Design: @__ru__ Associate Producer: @willxparry Administrative Producer: @landonwalliser Local Business Sponsor: @fieldviewfinancialservices Produced with support from @puckers.co & @curtainrazors
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WHAT AN AMAZING RUN, THANK YOU!!! 🪨 Oh man Ooga Chaka is over and we think we're hitting our ROCK bottom 😭. Thank you to the many many Fringers that came to see our little pre-historic romp. Ooga Chaka wouldn't have been possible without such amazing and energy filled audiences. Thank you @toronto_fringe for facilitating such a fun festival! And finally, thank you to our amazing cast and crew (see below), who for months poured their hearts and souls into bringing these cave people to the 21st century! This is Pucker's signing off for now, stay tuned to see what we have coming next! 👀 CAST Nicolas Eddie as Rock🪨 @nicholas_eddie Kole Durnford as Horp 🪨 @koledurnford Ben Yoganathan as Bungu 🪨 @benyoganathan Rachel Cucheron as Kiki🪨 @rach_heron Margot Greve as Ensemble 1 🪨 @margotgreve Ben Kopp as Ensemble 2 🪨 @ben__kopp Ruaridh MacDonald as Ensemble 3 🪨 @__ru__ CREW Director 🎬 Steven Hao - @steven_haoby Prop/Set Designer 🔨 Sabrina Pye - @sabreebreebree Lighting Designer 💡 Mathilda Kane - @mathildakdesigns Costume Designer 👔 Claudia Matas - @cloudeus Sound Designer 🔊 Abbey Kruse - @abbstract.designs Production Stage Manager 📋 Nazerah Carlisle - @hellokittynaz Stage Manager 📄 Liam Cox - @lliam_1163 Playwright ✍️ Ethan Zuchkan - @ethan_zuchkan Dramaturg 🎭 Jacob Willis - @__jacobwillis Associate Director/Marketing 💻 Allison MacKenzie - @allyamzie Social Media 📱 Zachary Lajueness Morgan - @zach.laj #OogaChaka #Puckers #Parlous #FringeTO #TorontoIndieTheatre 🎨 Poster design by @allyamzie
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From The Archives 🗂️: Happy Closing to our friend @elleshelley who is finishing up her run in @hadestown today! She joined @aliciabarban & @belindacorpuz in a rendition of “Nothing Changes” earlier this year in A Cabaret for the End of the World @thevaultcreationlab
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Ooga Chaka (2026) she oogas my chaka till I ug contrary to popular belief i actually got a decent amount of sleep during this process. endless thank yous to the designers @gin.momm @sabreebreebree @cloudeus @abbstract.designs for your beautiful beautiful and silly work, thank you @lliam_1163 for being the absolute greatest and taking on way more than was asked, thank you @__jacobwillis for your attention to detail and all the *non producing help* thank you @allyamzie for always delivering peak insights, thank you @zach.laj for attending to the most annoying part of this job, thank you @benyoganathan @rach_heron @koledurnford @nicholas_eddie @ben___kopp @margotgreve @__ru__ for breathing so so much life into this strange and silly world, you literally rock, thank you to my partner in crime @hellokittynaz for continuing to deliver top notch work and more importantly keeping me sane, thank you lastly to @ethan_zuchkan stay weird my guy, it’s the best way forward, thank you for your trust in this process. thank you @yue.kevi for being the non official TD and thank you to @naomi.kaplan and @alli_carry apparently. Directed by moi Prop/Set Designer @sabreebreebree Lighting Designer @mathildakdesigns Costume Designer @cloudeus Sound Designer @abbstract.designs Production Stage Manager @hellokittynaz Stage Manager @lliam_1163 Playwright @ethan_zuchkan Dramaturg and uhhhh @__jacobwillis Associate Director/Marketing @allyamzie Photos and edited by @allyamzie @toronto_fringe @puckers.co
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🪨 ONLY TWO SHOWS LEFT! 🪨 Ever wonder how we recruited these neolithic thespians for our play? Here are some of the casting tablets we recovered from 5000 B.C.E. Make sure you don't miss your chance to see these neanderthals in action! Last two shows are: 📆 Friday July 10th (TONIGHT!) at 8:30pm 📆 Saturday July 11th at 10pm 📍The Micheal Young Theatre - 50 Tank House Lane, Distillery District, Toronto CAST Nicolas Eddie as Rock 🪨 @nicholas_eddie Kole Durnford as Horp 🪨 @koledurnford Ben Yoganathan as Bungu 🪨 @benyoganathan Rachel Cucheron as Kiki 🪨 @rach_heron Margot Greve as Ensemble 1 🪨 @margotgreve Ben Kopp as Ensemble 2 🪨 @ben__kopp Ruaridh MacDonald as Ensemble 3 🪨 @__ru__ CREW Director 🎬 Steven Hao - @steven_haoby Prop/Set Designer 🔨 Sabrina Pye - @sabreebreebree Lighting Designer 💡 Mathilda Kane - @mathildakdesigns Costume Designer 👔 Claudia Matas - @cloudeus Sound Designer 🔊 Abbey Kruse - @abbstract.designs Production Stage Manager 📋 Nazerah Carlisle - @hellokittynaz Stage Manager 📄 Liam Cox - @lliam_1163 Playwright ✍️ Ethan Zuchkan - @ethan_zuchkan Dramaturg 🎭 Jacob Willis - @__jacobwillis Associate Director/Marketing 💻 Allison MacKenzie - @allyamzie Social Media 📱 Zachary Lajueness Morgan - @zach.laj #OogaChaka #Puckers #Parlous #FringeTO #TorontoIndieTheatre 📹 by @zach.laj
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🪨 Ooga Chaka written by Ethan Zuchkan.
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🪨 MORE REVIEWS TUMBLING IN! 🪨 Don't miss your chance to see our critically acclaimed show "Ooga Chaka!" We've only have three shows left; 🪨 July 9th at 2:30pm 🪨 🪨 July 10th at 8:30pm 🪨 🪨 July 11th at 10pm 🪨 Tickets are on our page! Find us at the Micheal Young Theatre - 50 Tank House Lane, Distillery District, Toronto. CAST Nicolas Eddie as Rock 🪨 @nicholas_eddie Kole Durnford as Horp 🪨 @koledurnford Ben Yoganathan as Bungu 🪨 @benyoganathan Rachel Cucheron as Kiki 🪨 @rach_heron Margot Greve as Ensemble 1 🪨 @margotgreve Ben Kopp as Ensemble 2 🪨 @ben__kopp Ruaridh MacDonald as Ensemble 3 🪨 @__ru__ CREW Director 🎬 Steven Hao - @steven_haoby Prop/Set Designer 🔨 Sabrina Pye - @sabreebreebree Lighting Designer 💡 Mathilda Kane - @mathildakdesigns Costume Designer 👔 Claudia Matas - @cloudeus Sound Designer 🔊 Abbey Kruse - @abbstract.designs Production Stage Manager 📋 Nazerah Carlisle - @hellokittynaz Stage Manager 📄 Liam Cox - @lliam_1163 Playwright ✍️ Ethan Zuchkan - @ethan_zuchkan Dramaturg 🎭 Jacob Willis - @__jacobwillis Associate Director/Marketing 💻 Allison MacKenzie - @allyamzie Social Media 📱 Zachary Lajueness Morgan - @zach.laj #OogaChaka #Puckers #Parlous #FringeTO #TorontoIndieTheatre 📷 by @allyamzie
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🪨 THREE MORE SHOWS TO GO! 🪨 Don' take them for GRANITE, with all this hype there's no way you're going to want to miss your final few chances to see Ooga Chaka! Remaining shows 🪨 Thursday, July 9th at 2:30pm 🪨 Friday, July 10th at 8:30pm 🪨Saturday, July 11th at 10pm 📍The Micheal Young Theatre - 50 Tank House Lane, Distillery District, Toronto CAST Nicolas Eddie as Rock🪨 @nicholas_eddie Kole Durnford as Horp 🪨 @koledurnford Ben Yoganathan as Bungu 🪨 @benyoganathan Rachel Cucheron as Kiki 🪨 @rach_heron Margot Greve as Ensemble 1 🪨 @margotgreve Ben Kopp as Ensemble 2 🪨 @ben__kopp Ruaridh MacDonald as Ensemble 3 🪨 @__ru__ CREW Director 🎬 Steven Hao - @steven_haoby Prop/Set Designer 🔨 Sabrina Pye - @sabreebreebree Lighting Designer 💡 Mathilda Kane - @mathildakdesigns Costume Designer 👔 Claudia Matas - @cloudeus Sound Designer 🔊 Abbey Kruse - @abbstract.designs Production Stage Manager 📋 Nazerah Carlisle - @hellokittynaz Stage Manager 📄 Liam Cox - @lliam_1163 Playwright ✍️ Ethan Zuchkan - @ethan_zuchkan Dramaturg 🎭 Jacob Willis - @__jacobwillis Associate Director/Marketing 💻 Allison MacKenzie - @allyamzie Social Media 📱 Zachary Lajueness Morgan - @zach.laj #OogaChaka #Puckers #Parlous #FringeTO #TorontoIndieTheatre 📷 by @allyamzie
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The Astros🏒 Gratitude📚 Ooga Chaka🪨 all at fringe!!! @toronto_fringe
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