The Africa Trilogy – GLO (2010)
Produced by
Presented by
The Luminato Festival and Harbourfront Centre
Playwright: Christina Anderson
Director: Josette Bushell-Mingo
Presented as part of the Africa Trilogy with Peggy Picket Sees the Face of God and Shine Your Eye
Venue
Run
June 15th, 2010 – June 20th, 2010
Synopsis
GLO pushes the boundaries of location and time to tell the story of Lydia Wahu Kanja and her younger brother Benjamin. She leaves Kibera, Kenya to promote her recently published memoir in the United States while Benjamin stays behind. Confronted by characters who tug at the fabric of race, gender, and global relations, brother and sister attempt to navigate the (un)familiar landscape that unfolds before them. (theafricatrilogy.wordpress.com)
Cast
| Dorothy A. Atabong | Lydia |
| Milton Barnes | Dutch |
| Maev Beaty | Miriam |
| Trey Lyford | Sullivan |
| Araya Mengesha | Benjamin |
| Muoi Nene | Hyde |
Creative Team
| Christina Anderson | Playwright |
| Josette Bushell-Mingo | Director |
| Weyni Mengesha | Dramaturge |
| Deanna Downes | Co-Director |
| Josette Bushell-Mingo | Choreographer |
| Heidi Strauss | Choreographic Consultant |
| Simon Fon | Fight Choreographer |
| Bonnie Beecher | Lighting Designer |
| Teresa Przybylski | Set Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Composer |
| Milan Shahani | Costume Designer |
| Momme Hinrichs | Video |
| Torge Møller | Video |
| Jennifer Jimenez | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Snezana Pesic | Assistant Set Designer |
| Deanna Downes | Assistant Director for The Africa Trilogy |
| Anurita Bains | Project Advisor, Development Phase |
Production
| Muoi Nene | Sheng Language Consultant |
| Tala Jalili | ASL Performance Interpreter Director |
| Jodi Taylor | Performance Interpreter |
| Jean Luc Pharand | Performance Interpreter |
| Silvie Varone | Head of Properties |
| Samiya Hashi | Costume Assistant |
| Leana Mukhina | Costume Assistant |
| David Hoekstra | Props Buyer |
| Jan Borkowski | Paper Props Graphic Designer |
| Arwen MacDonell | Production Stage Manager |
| Nan Shepherd | Rehearsal Stage Manager |
| Giselle Clarke-Trenaman | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Jessica Severin | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Paul Beauchamp | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| AJ Laflamme | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Nathaniel Kennedy | Production Manager |
| Andrea Lundy | Production Manager |
| Cameron Davis | Video Projection Coordinator |
| Rick Banville | The Africa Trilogy Illustration |
| Joanna Bennett | ASL Interpreting Project Advisor |
| Jamila Ross | ASL Project Community Consultant |
| Anita Harding | ASL Project Community Consultant |
| Michael Wheeler | Social Media Co-ordinator |
| Meredith Potter | Producer |
| Roxanne Duncan | Associate Producer |
| Chrissi Forte | Volunteer Assistant Producer |
