Passing Strange (2017)
Produced by
Obsidian Theatre Company and The Musical Stage Company
Book: Stew
Lyrics: Stew
Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Director: Philip Akin
Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen
Venue
Run
January 24th, 2017 – February 5th, 2017
Synopsis
Passing Strange is a bold coming of age story told through sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. In the late 1970s, a black teen is driven from Los Angeles to Amsterdam and Berlin in search of himself and a place to call home. Fusing punk rock, R&B and soul, and performed at Toronto’s preeminent music venue the Opera House, Passing Strange is unlike any musical you’ve seen before. (obsidiantheatre.com)
Cast
| Jahlen Barnes | Youth |
| Divine Brown | Mother |
| Beau Dixon | Narrator |
| Peter Fernandes | Terry / Christophe / Hugo |
| David Lopez | Mr. Franklin / Joop / Venus |
| Sabryn Rock | Sherry / Renata / Desi |
| Vanessa Sears | Edwina / Marianna / Sudabey |
Creative Team
| Stew | Book |
| Stew | Lyrics |
| Stew | Music |
| Heidi Rodewald | Music |
| Annie Dorsen | Collaborator |
| Philip Akin | Director |
| Bob Foster | Music Director |
| Kimberley Rampersad | Choreographer |
| Steve Lucas | Set Designer |
| Steve Lucas | Lighting Designer |
| Joanna Yu | Costume Designer |
| Peter McBoyle | Sound Designer |
| Sean Mayes | Apprentice Musical Director |
| Stephen Surlin | Apprentice Sound Designer |
| Charles Azulay | Apprentice Director |
| Ketrice Anderson | Apprentice Costume Designer |
Music
| Bob Foster | Keyboard 1 / Guitar / Vocals |
| David Gray | Keyboard 2 / Guitar / Vocals |
| Zoe Guigueno | Bass Guitar / Vocals |
| Steven Foster | Percussion / Vocals |
Production
| Jessica Severin | Stage Manager |
| Adrien Whan | Production Manager |
| David Hoekstra | Head of Properties |
| Laura Delchiaro | Head of Wardrobe |
| William Fallon | Production Sound Engineer |
| Jordan Guetter | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Samson Brown | Apprentice Production Manager |
| Tiffany Astle | Publicity |
| Jess Seguire | Publicity |
