The Post Office (2011)
Produced by
Playwright: Rabindranath Tagore
Translator: Julie Mehta
Director: John Van Burek
Venue
The Berkeley Street Theatre – Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
May 7th, 2011 – June 4th, 2011
Synopsis
The Post Office is one of the world’s most enduring and enchanting works, reflecting the profound wisdom and humanity of its author, Rabindranath Tagore. Using the grave illness of a young boy as his inspiration, Tagore embarks on a spiritual journey that strips away life’s many encumbrances to take us to those places of timeless and universal truth. Written in Bengali in 1911, this jewel of a play is practically unknown in Canada. Poetic and deeply moving, far-reaching and universal in scope, this story is ideally suited for serious adults and curious children. Tagore (1861 – 1941) is still considered the Poet Laureate of India and in 1913, he was the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. This play offers a glimpse into Tagore’s enormous understanding of the human spirit. (pleiadestheatre.org)
Cast
| Mina James | Amal |
| Patricia Marceau | Curdseller / Headman / Boy |
| Sam Moses | Old Man / Fakir |
| Errol Sitahal | Healer / Boy / Royal Messenger |
| Dylan Scott Smith | Watchman / Boy / Royal Healer |
| Sugith Varughese | Madhab Dutta |
| Jennifer Villaverde | Suda / Boy |
Creative Team
| Rabindranath Tagore | Playwright |
| Julie Mehta | Translator |
| John Van Burek | Director |
| Hari Krishnan | Choreographer |
| Teresa Przybylski | Set Designer |
| Milan Shahani | Costume Designer |
| Debashis Sinha | Musical Composer |
| Debashis Sinha | Musical Director |
| Robert Thomson | Lighting Designer |
| Eugenia Catroppa | Costume Design Assistant |
Production
| Bill Jamieson | Stage Manager |
| Janet Gregor | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Doug Morum | Technical Director |
| Doug Morum | Production Manager |
| David Hoekstra | Property Master |
| David Hoekstra | Head of Properties |
| Erin Birkenbergs | Assistant Production Manager |
| Erin Birkenbergs | Assistant Technical Director |
| Anna Treusch | Props Assistant |
| Mattea Kennedy | Scenic Artist |
| Brendan Gilhuly | Scenic Carpenter |
| Shruti Kothari | Assistant to the Director |
| Julie Cichon | Costume Construction for Curd Seller |
| Orenda Cahill | Dresser |
| Cylla von Tiedemann | Production Photographer |
| Dylan Scott Smith | Dance Captain |
