Acha Bacha (2018)
Produced by
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille
Playwright: Bilal Baig
Director: Brendan Healy
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
February 1st, 2018 – February 18th, 2018
Synopsis
For years Zaya has balanced his relationships with his religion and his queer identity. But as secrets from the past reveal themselves, and crisis strikes his family, he is torn between loyalties, culture, and time. Written by Bilal Baig, and directed by Brendan Healy, Acha Bacha boldly explores the intersections between queerness, gender identity and Islamic culture in the Pakistani diaspora. It is a show about the way we love, the way we are loved, and how sometimes love is not enough. (passemuraille.on.ca)
Cast
| Ellora Patnaik | Ma |
| Matt Nethersole | Salim |
| Omar Alex Khan | Maulana |
| Shelly Antony | Mubeen |
| Qasim Khan | Zaya |
Creative Team
| Bilal Baig | Playwright |
| Brendan Healy | Director |
| Joanna Yu | Set Designer |
| Joanna Yu | Costume Designer |
| C.J. Astronomo | Lighting Designer |
| Richard Feren | Music |
| Richard Feren | Sound Designer |
| Erum Khan | Assistant Director |
| Andy McKim | Dramaturge |
| Ann Maisurdze | Set Design Assistant |
| Ann Maisurdze | Costume Design Assistant |
Production
| Kat Chin | Stage Manager |
| Tijiki Morris | Script Coordinator |
| Erum Khan | Audio Description |
| Christine Luksts | Apprentice Stage Manager |
Staff
| David Fisher | Mainspace Technician |
| Eric Read | Production Manager |
