morning after

By Katarina Fiallos With Original Music by Oliva Neary Hatton & Hanna Mulak

Morning After follows the lives of several women as they grapple their relationships with hope, loss, grief, and mourning, in the aftermath of sexual assault. It explores the non-linear journey of healing as they question their validity in the world.

devlopment & history

toronto

morning after was developed over the course of four years, several workshops and a digital radio play.

It premiered at The Theatre Centre as a part of the Terra Firma Festival in Toronto in May 2022 with the following team:

PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR Katarina Fiallos

MUSICAL DIRECTION Hannah Mulak

STARRING Anna Kopacek, Teodora Djuric, Layla Ainsley, Jona Villa, Olivia Pryce-Digby, Mya Wong, Alexandra Fiallos, Naomi Caplan, Hannah Mulak

COMPOSERS Olivia Neary-Hatton, Hannah Mulak

SOUND DESIGNER Chris-Liz Boyd SET DESIGNER Naomi Wu

LIGHTING Sooji Kim COSTUMES Nicole Cepriaso

PROPS Tanvi Vyas, Bella Szpala

HEAD OF PAINTS Scotia Cox, Naomi Wu

HEAD OF CARPENTRY

Laura Middelkoop

SM Tanvi Vyas PM El D'Almada

ASM Scotia Cox, Bella Szpala TD Bella Szpala

"The inspiration to write a

piece like this was to fill a gap. I found that in portrayals of rape

and sexual assault of women, the act itself was either the climax

or the end of the story. That didn’t sit well with me. It felt as if

that was that. There was no hope or redemption for these women,

let alone solidarity. And perhaps that is a more accurate reality, a

reality where we don’t have agency in these situations. However, I

hope that by physicalizing a new reality in this play, life will imitate art."

Katarina Fiallos