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NEXT TO NORMAL

They're the perfect suburban family - Dad's an architect, brother and sister are acing their classes, and Mom's keeping them all together. There's just one small detail nobody wants to acknowledge - Mom's been battling bipolar disorder and delusional episodes for 16 years. Next to Normal is a compassionate look into how a family copes when mental health verges on the sublime.


With book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, this winner of three 2009 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize is an electrifying and poignant depiction of a family in crisis trying to overcome the past, featuring an all-Canadian cast.


CAST

APRIL REBECCA AS DIANA

TAYLOR LONG AS DAN

AVELEIGH KELLER AS NATALIE

CHRISTOPHER LYON AS GABE

SAMEL SUNIL AS HENRY

MICH ANGER AS DR FINE/DR MADDEN


CREW

DIRECTED AND SCENIC DESIGNED BY ANTHONY GONCHAROV

ASSOCIATE AND MOVEMENT DIRECTION BY MEREDITH SHEDDEN

MUSIC DIRECTED BY MICHAEL IPPOLITO

PRODUCED BY IAN KOWALSKI

COSTUME AND PROP DESIGN BY EMILY ANNE CORCORAN

LIGHTING DESIGN BY NIALL DURCAN

SOUND DESIGN BY al starkey

SOUND DESIGN BY ERIK RICHARDS

STAGE MANAGEMENT BY KATIE VAN BERGEYK

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEMENT BY TALFRYN QUIRING

CREATIVE AND ART DIRECTION BY VALENTINA CABALLERO

Show Info

Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey


Music by Tom Kitt


Native Earth's Aki Studio May 30 - June 6, 2026


Running Time: 2 hours 30 mins including a 15 min intermission


Masked Performance: June 4th - 7:30pm


Content Warnings: themes regarding mental health, including bipolar disorder, delusions, grief, trauma, and suicide, depictions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), drug abuse, strong language, and brief medical scenes. Flashing lights, loud music, haze. RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 13 AND UP.

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