The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (2023)

Produced by

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Tarragon Theatre

Playwright: Makram Ayache
Director: Peter Hinton-Davis

Venue

Tarragon Theatre – Mainspace

Run

March 28th, 2023 – April 23rd, 2023

Synopsis

When Izzy’s family immigrates to a small rural town, the young queer Muslim boy becomes the salvation pet project to the local Pastor Isaac. In his attempt to reconcile his sexuality and faith, Izzy invents an imagined Garden of Eden, where Adam and Hawa’s (Eve in Arabic) relationship is turned upside down by the arrival of Steve, a beautiful, blue-eyed, white-skinned northerner.
An emotionally-charged and ritualistic journey of two universes colliding, The Hooves Belonged to the Deer offers an epic story of life, discovery and belonging where small town Canada meets the Garden of Eden. (tarragontheatre.com)

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Cast

Makram Ayache	Izzy
Noor Hamdi	Aadam / Reza
Ryan Hollyman	Pastor Isaac
Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski	Steve / Jake
Eric Wigston	Will
Bahareh Yaraghi	Hawa / Rebecca

Creative Team

Makram Ayache	Playwright
Peter Hinton-Davis	Director
Michelle Mohammed	Assistant Director
Evan Medd	Dramaturge
Corey Tazmania	Movement Coach
Corey Tazmania	Intimacy Coach
Anahita Dehbonehie	Set Designer
Anahita Dehbonehie	Costume Designer
Whittyn Jason	Lighting Designer
Chris Pereira	Sound Designer
Jacob Lin 林鴻恩	Associate Sound Designer
Simon Fon	Fight Director

Production

Fiona Jones	Stage Manager
Emily Cornelius	Assistant Stage Manager

Staff

Gerry Egan	Director of Production
Leslie Hernandez	Technical Director
Carley Melvin	Assistant Technical Director
Alyssa Obrigewitsch	Production Assistant
Alyssa Obrigewitsch	COVID Safety Representative
Karen Elizabeth	Mainspace Technician
Andrew Chute	Head Carpenter
Lochlan Cox	Head of Properties
Julia Surich	Head of Wardrobe
Frank Donato	Video Production Coordinator
Shara-Lee Miller	Head Scenic Artist
Hilda Chu	Scenic Painter

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