Rubble (2023)
Produced by
Aluna Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille
Playwright: Suvendrini Lena
Director: Beatriz Pizano
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Previews
February 25 - March 1, 2023
Run
February 25th, 2023 – March 18th, 2023
Synopsis
A life full of love and resilience, in Gaza, is also a life interrupted by scarcity and bombardment. Rubble begins with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s viral poem, Running Orders, where an ordinary family receives a call:
Run.
You have 58 seconds from the end of this message.
Your house is next.
At the same time, in an abandoned theatre, a poet recites from the celebrated poetry of Mahmoud Darwish (as translated by Fady Joudah) and asks the both timeless and urgent question: What is the meaning of poetry amidst a state of siege? And what is our responsibility as we read, write, hear, and witness the survival of the human spirit in poetry? (passmuraille.ca)
Cast
| Lara Arabian | Leila |
| Yousef Kadoura | Mo |
| Sam Kalilieh | Majid |
| Parya Heravi | Noora |
| Roula Said | The Poet |
Creative Team
| Suvendrini Lena | Playwright |
| Beatriz Pizano | Director |
| Trevor Schwellnus | Scenographer |
| Marjorie Chan | Dramaturge |
| Negar Nemati | Costume Designer |
| Goli Zareyi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Ahmed Hegazy | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Avideh Saadatpajough | Associate Video Designer |
| Roula Said | Original Compositions |
| Rimah Jabr | Additional Dramaturgy |
Production
| Flavia F. Martin | Stage Manager |
| Reva Lokhande | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Carlos Varela | Production Manager |
| Kristina McNamee | Producer |
| David Hoekstra | Props Contractor |
| Maria Paula Carreño-Martínez | Outreach and Development Coordinator |
| Renato Baldin | Marketing Manager & Strategist |
| Lena Khalaf Tufaha | Script & Cultural Consulation |
| Rimah Jabr | Cultural and Literary Consultant |
| Rahaf Fasheh | TPM Community Consultant |
| Curtis Whittaker | Head Carpenter |
| Kevin Yue | Swing Technician |
| Mitchell Ayres | Crew |
| Seán Baker | Crew |
| Cindy Ci | Crew |
| Frank Incer | Crew |
| Ian Kelly | Crew |
| Dan Makarewicz | Crew |
| Kit Norman | Crew |
| Zev Shoag | Crew |
| Leighton Smith | Crew |
| Christopher Sutherland | Crew |
| Yusuke Takase | Crew |
| Van Ward | Crew |
| Edith Nataprawira | Scenic Painter |
| Aryana Rizvi | Scenic Painter |
| Sage Lovell | Deaf Community Consultant |
| Aneesa Mustafa | ASL Interpreter |
| Maher Sinno | Captioning |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
| Jonathan Rooke | Production Manager |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Assistant Production Manager |
