Agokwe (2008)
Produced by
Creator: Waawaate Fobister
Director: Ed Roy
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
September 23rd, 2008 – October 12th, 2008
Synopsis
Mike is a hockey player and Jake is a dancer. The boys notice each other at the Kenora Shoppers Mall and ultimately connect through a mutual love of movement — when Mike is skating and Jake is dancing, “like grass blowing in the wind.” Playing these and many more characters through the iconic, multifarious persona of Nanabush, the trickster, Waawaate Fobister intertwines the boys’ attraction to each other through activities that traditionally separate gender and orientation. Agokwe (pronounced “agoo-kway; meaning “wise woman” or “Two-Spirited”) is a remarkable and refreshing testament to the joys and the tragedies of growing up gay and marginalized by race and gender within a small community. (nac-cna.ca)
Cast
| Waawaate Fobister | Performer |
Creative Team
| Waawaate Fobister | Creator |
| Ed Roy | Director |
| Ed Roy | Dramaturge |
| Marc Nadjiwan | Original Music |
| Kimberly Purtell | Lighting Designer |
| Andy Moro | Set Designer |
| Andy Moro | Projection Designer |
| Erika Iserhoff | Costume Designer |
| Lyon Smith | Sound Designer |
| Gabriella Caruso | Wing Co-Design |
| Lisa Marie Big Throat | Mask Co-Design |
| André Du Toit | Lighting Design Associate |
| Isidra Cruz | Costume Design Associate |
Production
| Tracy Lynne Cann | Stage Manager |
| Laura Baxter | Crew |
| Jazz Kamal | Crew |
| Shane MacKinnon | Crew |
| Shanna Miller | Crew |
| Aiden Nagle | Crew |
| Kaleb Robertson | Crew |
| Adrien Whan | Crew |
| Jesus Mora | Crew |
| Gabriella Caruso | Wing Construction |
| Lisa Marie Big Throat | Mask Construction |
| Lena Recollet | Costume Production |
| Cherish Violet Blood | Costume Production |
| Diana Caruso | Costume Production |
Staff
| Charissa Wilcox | Head of Production |
| Adrien Whan | Technical Director |
| Aiden Nagle | Chamber Technician |
