Up the Garden Path (2016)
Produced by
Playwright: Lisa Codrington
Director: Philip Akin
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Previews
March 23rd - 26th, 2016
Run
March 23rd, 2016 – April 10th, 2016
Synopsis
Late 1960′s Barbados, Canada has just begun opening its doors to migrant farm workers from the Caribbean. Rosa, a young seamstress living in Barbados finds herself homeless. In an attempt to find a new life she disguises herself as a man and travels to work on a farm in the Niagara Region. Besieged by a ghost from the war of 1812, an aspiring actress, a demanding boss and culture shock- Rosa has to navigate this new land called Canada. (obsidiantheatre.com)
Cast
| Raven Dauda | Amelia |
| Sochi Fried | Laura |
| Virgilia Griffith | Rosa |
| Alex McCooeye | Isaac |
| Ronnie Rowe | Edmund |
| Marcel Stewart | Richard |
| Arlene Duncan | Alma |
Creative Team
| Lisa Codrington | Playwright |
| Philip Akin | Director |
| Anna Treusch | Set Designer |
| Anna Treusch | Costume Designer |
| Steve Lucas | Lighting Designer |
| Verne Good | Sound Designer |
| Cameron Davis | Projection Designer |
| Mel Hague | Dramaturge |
| Saccha Dennis | Assistant Director |
| Geneal St. Clair | Apprentice Set Designer |
Production
| Meredith Henry | Stage Manager |
| Patrick Lavender | Production Manager |
| David Hoekstra | Head of Properties |
| Ming Wong | Head of Wardrobe |
| Sara Allison | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Ksenia Ivanova | Scenic Painter |
| Amanda Wong | Scenic Painter |
| Eric Read | Crew |
| Kai Masaoka | Crew |
| Jenn Hewitt | Crew |
| Scott Banks | Crew |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
