the moors

by jen silverman
april 3rd - april 19th, 2026

tickets on sale now!

“The moors are a savage place.”

A young governess arrives at a mysterious manor on the remote Moors of England after exchanging many letters with the master of the house. But when the door opens, the only residents are his spinster sisters, a maid (or is it two maids?), and a lovelorn mastiff pining for a far-flung moor-hen. But when there seems to be no child to care for, she’s left to wonder why she has been brought here. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and the dangerous results of yearning to be seen for too long. Drawing inspiration from classic Victorian Gothic novels by the Brontë sisters, but twisting the genre to become something weirder and wilder, The Moors is undeniably queer and unmistakably modern.

Jen Silverman is a critically acclaimed playwright whose bold, darkly comedic work has been captivating audiences around the world. They are a three-time MacDowell Fellow and a two-time Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist. Their play, The Roommate, played on Broadway in 2024, starring Mia Farrow and Patti Lupone. Toronto audiences will recognize their play Witch in this year’s Soulpepper season.

Directing this production is Toronto’s Bryn Kennedy, an alumnus of the Stratford Festival’s Langham Directors Workshop (and recipient of the Jean Gascon Award for Emerging Director) and Musical Stage Co.’s Apprentice Program. Bryn’s directing credits include her new interpretation of Rosamund Small's Vitals (Nominated Outstanding Solo Performance, My Entertainment Awards) or her direction of new speculative fiction play, JANE by Camille Intson, which sold out its run in the inaugural Tarragon Theatre Greenhouse Festival. She has also held assisting positions with prolific Canadian directors Jackie Maxwell, Peter Pasyk, and, currently, with Crow’s Theatre’s Artistic Director, Chris Abraham.

“The Moors is a play that draws me in deeper every time I revisit it. I can’t wait for audiences to join us in this strange world and experience the unexpected humour, deft twists and shocking heartbreak that this play harbours. And I am thrilled to be working with Riot King, a community-minded company that has made a name for itself proving that you don’t need big resources to make a big impact.”

— Bryn Kennedy, Director

Leading the cast as older sister Agatha is the Dora Award-winning theatre veteran Raquel Duffy (Soulpepper, Mirvish, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre, Coal Mine Theatre). Younger sister Huldey will be played by Lindsey Middleton (Canadian Screen Award-nominee and Dora Award winner for Riot King’s Suddenly Last Summer, Bell Fibe TV1’s Cows Come Home). Canadian Screen Award-nominee and alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre’s Actors Conservatory Blessing Adedijo will play Emilie, the Governess, and Erin Humphry (Coal Mine Theatre’s Breathing Corpses) will play Marjory, the maid. Rounding out the cast is Jack Copland (Dora Award nomination for Three Ordinary Men, TV’s Total Drama Island) as The Mastiff, and Dora Award and Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award winner Heeyun Park 박희윤 as The Moor-Hen (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Crow’s/Mirvish).

The creative team also includes stage manager Ciaran Brenneman (Stratford Festival, Crow’s, Mirvish, Canadian Stage), lighting design by Franco Pang (Riot King/Spindle Collective, Shifting Ground Collective, Theatre Gargantua), costume design by Madeline Ius (Stratford Festival, Crow’s, Obsidian), and sound design by Christopher-Elizabeth (Tarragon, Obsidian/Crow’s, Shifting Ground Collective).

Tickets for The Moors are on sale now and will be available on a sliding scale ranging from $30 - $60, plus VIP Premium Seating for $80, discounted $20 tickets for previews, and PWYC tickets on Tuesday, April 14th. Tickets will be available on the Theatre Centre website which you can access by clicking here.

creative team

bryn kennedy

director

Bryn Kennedy is a Director, Actor-Producer, Spreadsheet Planner, Life-Long Learner, and Community Builder.

As a director, her favourite credits include a new interpretation of Vitals by Rosamund Small (Outstanding Solo Performance Nomination, My Entertainment Awards), Beneath the Bed by Gabriel Golin (sold out, site specific run at Toronto Fringe) and new, speculative fiction play JANE by Camille Intson (inaugural Tarragon Greenhouse Residency). She is an alumni of Musical Stage Company‘s Apprentice Program and the Stratford Festival Langham Directors Workshop, where she was the recipient of the Jean Gascon Award for Emerging Director at the Guthrie Awards. She has held assisting positions with prolific Canadian directors Jackie Maxwell, Chris Abraham and Peter Pasyk.

Bryn is growing her experience both in front of and behind the camera. She has had roles on hit TV shows Coroner (CBC) & V-Wars(Netflix) and in the upcoming film Everything’s Going To Be Great(eOne) and has produced two short films, Save the Date and Alice is Fine.