Another Africa – Shine Your Eye (2011)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Binyavanga Wainaina
Presented as part of a double bill with Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God
Venue
Run
September 26th, 2011 – October 22nd, 2011
Synopsis
Set between an internet scam office in Lagos, Nigeria and a virtual world of internet gaming and intercontinental Skype calls, shine Your Eye explores the notion of territory– and what possible territory might exist for a new generation of Africans, now in their twenties. The main character, Gbene Beka, a young computer programmer in Lagos and daughter of an assassinated political hero, is forced to choose between two possible futures: one Western, one African. In so doing, she is forced to look forward, into her own future, to attempt to find a territory, a way of being she can call her own. (Another Africa Program)
Cast
| Dienye Waboso | Gbene Beka |
| Muoi Nene | Naijaboy |
| Awaovieyi Agie | Beka's Father's Voice |
| Lucky Onyekachi Ejim | Naakue Chrispin Tambari |
| Milton Barnes | Chorus |
| Ordena Stephens-Thompson | Doreen |
| Araya Mengesha | Chorus |
Creative Team
| Binyavanga Wainaina | Playwright |
| Ross Manson | Director |
| Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu | Assistant Director |
| Wangechi Mutu | Avatar / Cyborg Designer |
| Reza Jacobs | Naija Boy Composer |
| Marcus Moore | Animator |
| Teddy Masuku | Naija Boy Choreographer |
| Bonnie Beecher | Lighting Designer |
| Teresa Przybylski | Set Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Milan Shahani | Costume Designer |
| Momme Hinrichs | Projection Designer |
| Torge Møller | Projection Designer |
| Heidi Strauss | Choreographer |
| Weyni Mengesha | Dramaturge |
| Ross Manson | Dramaturge for introduction |
| Chris Malkowski | Lighting Assistant |
| Leana Mukhina | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Deborah Asiimwe | Introduction Writer |
| Weyni Mengesha | Introduction Director |
Production
| Cameron Davis | Projection Coordinator |
| Alistair Hepburn | Production Manager |
| Dave Sansom | Assistant Production Manager |
| Eric Armstrong | Speech Coach |
| Giselle Clarke-Trenaman | Stage Manager |
| AJ Laflamme | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Joanna Barrotta | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Joanna Barrotta | Rehearsal Stage Manager |
| Emily Grindrod | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Meredith Potter | Producer |
| Meaghan Davis | Metcalf Foundation Intern |
Staff
| Alistair Hepburn | Director of Production |
| Alistair Hepburn | Director of Operations |
| Timothy Wisener | Associate Producer |
| Chris Carlton | Technical Director |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Kate Ann Vandermeer | Assistant Production Manager |
| Douglas Arculus | Operations Manager |
| Jasmine Knox | Production Assistant |
| Susan Batchelor | Bluma Wardrobe Mistress |
| Karen Rodd | Props Builder |
| Katie Horrill | Props Builder |
| Chris Root | Electrician |
| Reg Taylor | Head Carpenter |
| Douglas Parker | Property Master |
| Keijo Makela | Sound Operator |
| Frank Erhardt | Flyman |
| Frank Erhardt | Theatre Technician |
