Bleeders (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Book: d’bi.young anitafrika
Lyrics: d’bi.young anitafrika
Director: d’bi.young anitafrika
Venue
The Theatre Centre – Franco Boni Theatre
Run
August 4th, 2016 – August 14th, 2016
Synopsis
An Afro-futurist dub-opera set in Ontario, Bleeders is the culminating play in d’bi.young anitafrika’s new triptych, The Orisha Trilogy. The story takes place way into the future – the Pickering Nuclear Plant has exploded, and a group of Black womxn form a small council. How in the midst of government oppression, repression of the gender revolution, and ecological degradation do we still find hope? (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Olunike Adeliyi | Performer |
| d’bi.young anitafrika | Performer |
| Aisha Bentham | Performer |
| Nickeshia Garrick | Performer |
| Najla Nubyanluv | Performer |
| Sashoya Simpson | Performer |
| Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah | Performer |
| Ravyn Wngz | Performer |
Creative Team
| d’bi.young anitafrika | Book |
| d’bi.young anitafrika | Lyrics |
| d’bi.young anitafrika | Director |
| Nickeshia Garrick | Assistant Director |
| Waleed Abdulhamid | Musical Director |
| Waleed Abdulhamid | Musical Composer |
| Tuku | Assistant Composer |
| Nickeshia Garrick | Choreographer |
| Rachel Forbes | Set Designer |
| Rachel Forbes | Costume Designer |
| Sharmylae Taffe-Fletcher | Lighting Designer |
Music
| Waleed Abdulhamid | Band |
| Christopher Butcher | Band |
| Odel Johnson | Band |
| Patrick O’Reilly | Band |
| Tuku | Vocalist |
Production
| Kathleen Jones | Stage Manager |
| Samson Brown | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Brett Haynes | Artistic Producer |
| Tuku | Vocal Coach |
Staff
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Venue Technician |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Festival Lighting Designer |
