Directed by Patrick Kibbie

with Assistant Director
Sophia Van Nederveen

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In the dim, charged space of a rehearsal room...

Two strangers collide in a battle of wit and will, where performance blurs into reality and control shifts with every line. What begins as a simple audition spirals into a seductive game of power, desire, and domination.

This provocative exploration of identity and authority unravels the dynamic between a playwright and his unexpected actress, revealing how easily roles can be reversed.

Part psychological drama, part darkly playful seduction, Venus in Fur centers the dangerous allure of surrender and control.

Power… Desire… Control

Directed by

Patrick Kibbie

Bio coming soon.

with Assistant director

Sophia Van Nederveen

Bio coming soon.

  • Deena Marie Manzanares

    as Vanda Jordan

    Deena Marie Manzanares is a graduate of the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in NYC. Training also includes Juilliard and CAP21. A member of Actor’s Equity, local highlights include Arkadina in “The Seagull”, Hedda in “Hedda Gabler” and Hermione in “The Winter’s Tale” all with The Sting & Honey Company. Blanche in “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Radical Hospitality, Tory in “Ass”; The New Play Sounding Series with Pioneer Theatre Company, and in the one-actor show “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” at Kingsbury Hall. Deena Marie has also performed with SLAC, Egyptian Theatre, The Grand, and Pygmalion. By day you can catch her as a TV Host for Utah’s longest running lifestyle show, Good Things Utah on ABC4, and the announcer for the Utah Royals. She was named Best Stage Actor in the City Weekly awards ‘22, ‘23. Vanda has been her dream role since she saw Venus in Fur on Broadway. It’s an honor to fill her boots. IG: @deena_marie 

  • Jaden D. Richards

    as Thomas Novachek

    Jaden D. Richards is a Utah-based actor with training from Westminster University and Snow College. Selected stage credits include The Antipodes (Brian), The 39 Steps (Swing), As You Like It (Orlando) and Our Town (George Gibbs). Jaden contributes to the local independent film scene with selected credits including The Basilisk (Casey), Flesh (Xavier), Lost Connections (Liam) and Monday Lasagna (Goon 1). 

    A special thanks to Voodoo Theatre Company for their commitment to diverse storytelling through the representation of all identities, perspectives, and lived experiences.