Banana Boys (2008)
Produced by
fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company and The Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts
Presented by
Playwright: Leon Aureus
Director: Nina Lee Aquino
Adapted from the novel by Terry Woo
Venue
Run
November 12th, 2008 – November 15th, 2008
Synopsis
Banana Boys features 5 Canadian guys going through university, trying to find love, and establish themselves. But they’re also figuring out what it means to be Asian in contemporary urban Canada. Trapped by parental obligations and societal stereotypes, these CBCs (Canadian-born Chinese) are frustrated by being caught between cultures. This smart, incisive, and very funny play explores issues of identity and race through 5 distinctly different characters. (uofttix.ca)
Cast
| Byron Abalos | Luke |
| Karl Ang | Dave |
| Christian Feliciano | Mike |
| Darrel Gamotin | Shel |
| Jeff Yung | Rick |
| Gertie the Gurney | Performer |
Creative Team
| Terry Woo | Author |
| Leon Aureus | Playwright |
| Nina Lee Aquino | Director |
| Clare Preuss | Movement Coach |
| Camellia Koo | Set Designer |
| Camellia Koo | Costume Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Romeo Candido | Composition |
| Romeo Candido | Sound Designer |
| Daniele Guevara | Multimedia Designer |
| Claire Levick | Costume Design Assistant |
Production
| Richard Lee | Producer |
| Ryan Wilson | Production Manager |
| Eric Chan | Production Assistant |
| Dale Yim | Production Coordinator |
| Natasha Bean-Smith | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Monika Dembowy | Lighting Operator |
Staff
| Dan Kurek | Technical Director |
| Doug Floyd | Marketing |
| Andrea Wasserman | Marketing |
| Doug Floyd | Publicity |
| Andrea Wasserman | Publicity |
| Sara Herron | Graphic Designer |
| Christopher Wilson | House Technician |
