Refuge (2016)
Produced by
Playwright: Mary Vingoe
Director: Kelly Thornton
Venue
Tarragon Theatre – Extra Space
Run
April 19th, 2016 – May 8th, 2016
Synopsis
Inspired by the award-winning CBC Radio documentary Habtom’s Path by Mary Lynk, Refuge offers a penetrating look into Canada’s refugee system and confronts the heightened paranoia that can so tragically disrupt our capacity to trust.
East African army deserter Ayinom Zerisenai has landed in Nova Scotia, where his mother already has refugee status. But even as his plight wins the support of immigration lawyer Saul Ackman, questions about his past actions – and his current enigmatic behaviour – begin to haunt Pamela who has taken him under her roof. Are she and her husband harbouring a legitimate refugee – or a terrorist? A harrowing story of the pitfalls of seeking sanctuary in today’s suspicious world. (nightwoodtheatre.net)
Cast
| Andrea Davis | Amleset Zerisenai |
| Ryan Hollyman | Allan Ross |
| Mary Francis Moore | Interviewer |
| Raïs Muoi | Mebrahtu |
| Pamela Mala Sinha | Pamela Ross |
| Jason Weinberg | Saul Ackman |
Creative Team
| Mary Vingoe | Playwright |
| Kelly Thornton | Director |
| Mary-Elizabeth Willcott | Assistant Director |
| Laura Gardner | Set Designer |
| Laura Gardner | Costume Designer |
| Richard Feren | Sound Designer |
| Rebecca Picherack | Lighting Designer |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Associate Lighting Designer |
Music
| Richard Feren | Composer |
Production
| Kaitlin Hickey | Projection Designer |
| Jacqueline Costa | Production Manager |
| Neha Ross | Stage Manager |
| Victoria Wang | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Gloria Chan | Sound Intern |
