Castor and Sylvie 2018
Playwright: Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury/Pam Baer
The L Fest, Llandudno, Wales, July 2018
Performance
Paris, France. 1980. After the death of her life-long writing partner and friend Jean-Paul Sartre, feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (Castor), author of The Second Sex, decides to adopt her mid-life companion Sylvie Le Bon as her daughter. When Sylvie refuses to agree to the adoption, Beauvoir must persuade Sylvie to change her mind.
Cast and Production Team
Castor | Mary Ellen MacLean |
Sylvie | Lori Nancy Kalamanski |
Playwright | Tara Goldstein |
Director | Jenny Salisbury |
Illustrations | benjamin lee hicks |
Music | Kate Reid |
Stage Manager | Edil Ga’al |
Produced by | Gailey Road Productions |
Executive Producer | Tara Goldstein |
Producer | Margot Huycke |
Castor and Sylvie
Toronto SummerWorks Festival, August 2015
Workshop Production

Cast and Production Team
Castor | Mary Ellen MacLean |
Sylvie | Tina Sterling |
Playwright | Tara Goldstein |
Director | Pam Baer |
Graphic Designer | Lisa Rupchand |
Set and Costume Design | Clare Cavanagh |
Stage Manager | Simone Brodie |
Artistic Associate | Jenny Salisbury |
Produced by | Gailey Road Productions |
Executive Producer | Tara Goldstein |
Producer | Margot Huycke |
Assistant Producer | Emma Smith |
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