Lion Womxn (2018)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Creator: Nevada-Jane Arlow and Clara Carreon and Olivia Costes and Gabi M Fay and Carvela Lee and Megan Legesse and Laya Mendizabal and Morgan and Whitney-Nicole Peterkin and Rofiat Olusanya and Aaliyah Wooter and Fio Yang
Directors: Julia Hune-Brown and Nikki Shaffeeullah
Venue
The Theatre Centre – BMO Incubator
Run
August 10th, 2018 – August 13th, 2018
Synopsis
Created by the young women and non-binary youth artists of The AMY Project’s 2018 Theatre Program, this show explores themes of empowerment, resilience, self and community care, and the relationships with the mothers, grandmothers, and lion women in our lives. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Nevada-Jane Arlow | Performer |
| Clara Carreon | Performer |
| Olivia Costes | Performer |
| Gabi M Fay | Performer |
| Carvela Lee | Performer |
| Megan Legesse | Performer |
| Laya Mendizabal | Performer |
| Morgan | Performer |
| Whitney-Nicole Peterkin | Performer |
| Rofiat Olusanya | Performer |
| Aaliyah Wooter | Performer |
| Fio Yang | Performer |
Creative Team
| Nevada-Jane Arlow | Creator |
| Clara Carreon | Creator |
| Olivia Costes | Creator |
| Gabi M Fay | Creator |
| Carvela Lee | Creator |
| Megan Legesse | Creator |
| Laya Mendizabal | Creator |
| Morgan | Creator |
| Whitney-Nicole Peterkin | Creator |
| Rofiat Olusanya | Creator |
| Aaliyah Wooter | Creator |
| Fio Yang | Creator |
| Julia Hune-Brown | Director |
| Nikki Shaffeeullah | Director |
| Bessie Cheng | Assistant Director |
| Julia Vodarek Hunter | Assistant Director |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Projection Designer |
| Senjuti Aurora Sarker | Lighting Designer |
| Chris Faris | Costume Designer |
| Ashley Riley | Design Associate |
| Fio Yang | Music Director |
| Jasmine Shaffeeullah | Choreographer |
| Sasha Tate-Howarth | Sound Designer |
Production
| Julia Vodarek Hunter | Stage Manager |
| Sasha Tate-Howarth | Production Manager |
| Bessie Cheng | Script Coordinator |
| Morgan | Youth Liason |
| Whitney-Nicole Peterkin | Youth Liason |
| Rofiat Olusanya | Youth Liason |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Production Assistant |
| Zeynab Egbeyemi | Style Consultant |
| Lynn Chen | Costume Assistant |
| Karis Jones-Pard | Costume Assistant |
| Aileen Liu | Costume Assistant |
| Chris Belc | Mask Painter |
| Megan Legesse | Dance Captain |
| Gabi M Fay | Dance Captain |
| Rachel Penny | Producer |
| Amy Nostbakken | Physical Theatre Guest Artist |
| Saba Akhtar | Physical Theatre Guest Artist Assistant |
| Najla Nubyanluv | Stortelling / Performance Creation Guest Artist |
| Kritty Uranowski | Songwriting Guest Artist |
| Cole Alvis | Mentor |
| Sehar Bhojani | Mentor |
| Neema Bickersteth | Mentor |
| Marjorie Chan | Mentor |
| Fiona Ray Clark | Mentor |
| Miriam Fernandes | Mentor |
| Sedina Fiati | Mentor |
| Virgilia Griffith | Mentor |
| Nicole Hamilton | Mentor |
| Sarah Kitz | Mentor |
| Kama La Mackerel | Mentor |
| Najla Nubyanluv | Mentor |
| Rosamund Small | Mentor |
| Gein Wong | Mentor |
| C.J. Astronomo | Lighting Design Mentor |
| Ange Loft | Costume Design Mentor |
| Sonja Rainey | Projection Design Mentor |
| Debashis Sinha | Sound Design Mentor |
| Alice Cheng | Participant |
| Ezra Seaborn | Participant |
Staff
| JP Faienza | Venue Technician |
| Alanna McConnell | Venue Technician |
| John Cabanela | Venue Technician |
| Cameron Davis | Festival Lighting Designer |
