Mme Caeneus’s Canteen, James Rolfe
An ANIMA/Open Ears co-presentation, produced by ANIMA
WORLD PREMIERE at the Registry Theatre, Kitchener, 5 June 2026

Premiere production directed by Henry Oswald Peirson; musical direction by Juliet Palmer; stage management by Paula Bornacelli; costume design by Rachel Kaufman Behling; artist-care consultant Claire Yurkovich; and featuring: Martin Gomes as LUCY, asitha tennekoon අසිත තෙන්නකෝන් as EUGENE, Lesley Emma Bouza as REMI, Paul Genyk-Berezowsky as BEN, Ryan McDonald as PAT, Daniel Cabena as BIRD — plus Mme Caeneus’s house band: Phil Albert (electric bass), Richard Burrows (percussion), Juliet Palmer (bandleader/clarinet), Matti Pulkki (accordion), and Philipp Samutin (violin).