I Was Barbie (2010)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Nina Arsenault
Director: Brendan Healy
Venue
Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace
Run
August 5th, 2010 – August 15th, 2010
Synopsis
Transsexual Nina Arsenault;s real life story of representing Mattel’s beloved plastic doll at her official 50th birthday party and the opening night of L’Oreal Fashion Week–a spiritual portrait of a glittering, digitally commodified, high society world with lots of (Canadian) celebrity gossip! (Summerworks 2010 Festival Program)
Cast
| Nina Arsenault | Performer |
Creative Team
| Nina Arsenault | Playwright |
| Brendan Healy | Director |
| Judith Rudakoff | Dramaturge |
| Gillian Wolpert | Lighting Designer |
| Richard Feren | Music |
| Richard Feren | Sound Designer |
| Michael Pihach | Video Projections |
Production
| Kai-Yueh Chen | Stage Manager |
Staff
| David DeGrow | Venue Technician |
| Alicia Ho | Venue Technician |
| David DeGrow | Festival Lighting Designer |
