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CAST

Liana Bdéwi

Chris Johnson

Michelle Nash

Megan Phillips

David Silvestri

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PRODUCTION & CREATIVE TEAM

Written By: Peter Cavell & Megan Phillips

Directed By: Jessica Sherman

Musical Director: Peter Cavell

Stage & Production Manager: Andrea Miller

Choreographer/ASM: Kelsey Howatt

Lighting Design: Alia Stephen

Props & Costume Design: Rachel Ford

PR: Jill Raymond

Social Media: Jillian Smith & Simar Nagpal

Art: Christache

Producers: Peter Cavell, Megan Phillips, Andrea Miller

Presented by the Alliance for Canadian Musicals as part of the Toronto Fringe, with the support of the Pat and Tony Adams Freedom Fund for the Arts

SONGS

Today’s Lesson

The Man They Call the Flake

Where the Hell is Darwin When You Need Him?

Bringin’ It Home/Your Problems

Of All the People Whom I Hate

Office Drama

People Suck

The Man They Call the Flake (reprise)

My God

When I See You Smile

Who Sucks Worse?

Eleven

Make a Better World

My Island

I Don’t Know What to Say

So What?

People Suck was first produced in the Toronto Fringe in 2015, where it won Best of Fringe, Patron's Pick, and the coveted Ed Mirvish Award. The show has since been produced by theatre companies in Melbourne, Australia, with a new licensed production coming this fall in Saskatoon!  

Since the inception of our musical…people continue to find astounding new ways to suck. For our 10th anniversary we’ve incorporated all these new sucks into a full 90 minute show that is more relevant than ever. 

In the decade since People Suck premiered, we’ve been touched by the overwhelming response from audiences and critics alike.  People keep telling us that this show ought to be on bigger stages, and we’d love to make that happen!  How can you help?  Spread the word, tell your friends about People Suck, or post about the show on social media using the hashtag #peoplesuckmusical!  And don’t forget to stop by the merch table (or visit our online store) after the show, where you can pick up sheet music, pre-order the cast recording, or check out our line of cheeky People Suck items.  With your support, and as long as people keep sucking, we think there’s no limit to where People Suck can go…

SPECIAL THANKS

Derrick Chua

Our fellow Alliance for Canadian Musicals companies, for being kind and generous artists and human beings

Red Hot Printing

Adriana, Malcolm, and Torin Cavell

Kristy Boyce and Alex Russel, photographers extraordinaire!

Kat Smiley at the Canadian Actors Equity Association

Randolph College for the Performing Arts

Paul Stafford

Rhys Bernier

The staff and volunteers of the Toronto Fringe Festival

The staff of Theatre Passe Muraille

The OG People Suck gang: Ashley Comeau, Allison Price, Connor Thompson, Arthur Wright, Kerry Griffin, Jordan Armstrong, Victoria Laberge, Nicole Passmore

Silva Tahtadjian & Joseph Bdéwi

The Millers

Elsa Canepa

Diane Coutts

Jaylene Wells

Sarah Brawn & Chris Brawn

And an extra special thanks to assholes, flakes, and sucky people everywhere, without whom this show would not have been possible!