Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2022)
Produced by
Crow’s Theatre and Modern Times Stage Company
Playwright: Rajiv Joseph
Director: Rouvan Silogix
Venue
Streetcar Crowsnest – The Guloien Theatre
Run
October 11th, 2022 – November 6th, 2022
Synopsis
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is set amid the chaos of the 2003 American occupation of Iraq. In this darkly comic tale, the lives of two American marines intersect with an Iraqi gardener as they search through the rubble of war for friendship, redemption, and a toilet seat made of gold. (crowstheatre.com)
Cast
| Christopher Allen | Kev |
| Andrew Chown | Tom |
| Mahsa Ershadifar | Iraqi Woman / Leper |
| Sara Jaffri | Haida / Iraqi Teenager |
| Ali Kazmi | Uday Hussein / Iraqi Man |
| Ahmed Moneka | Musa |
| Kristen Thomson | Tiger |
Creative Team
| Rajiv Joseph | Playwright |
| Rouvan Silogix | Director |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Set Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Prop Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Lighting Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| John Gzowski | Sound Designer |
| Geoff Scovell | Fight Director |
| Corey Tazmania | Intimacy Director |
Production
| Raida Fahmi | Translator |
| Ammar Ramzi | Translator |
| Ammar Ramzi | Cultural Consultant |
| Raida Fahmi | Cultural Consultant |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Laura Delchiaro | Head of Wardrobe |
| Andrew Dollar | Stage Manager |
| Maya Bowers | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Israa Abdul JaLeeL | Iraqi-Arabic Language Speaking Coach |
Staff
| Heather Landon | Producer |
| Renée Wong | Assistant Producer |
| LJ Savage | Production Manager |
| LJ Savage | Facilities Manager |
| Shireen Norouzi | Interim Technical Director |
| Jay Hines | House Technician |
