Besbouss (2019)
Produced by
Crow’s Theatre and Pleiades Theatre
Playwright: Stéphane Brulotte
Translator: John Van Burek
Director: Majdi Bou-Matar
Venue
Streetcar Crowsnest – The Guloien Theatre
Run
November 7th, 2019 – November 20th, 2019
Synopsis
The English-language premiere of a story inspired by the headlines, a world away. On Friday December 17, 2010, a fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi ignites a fire that will burn its way across the Arab world. A fictional account written by Stéphane Brulotte gives Karim, a forensic pathologist, the task of performing an autopsy on his body as protests erupt throughout Tunisia and beyond. Charged with clearing the Tunisian government of any blame in his death, the doctor must reconcile his own safety, the future of his country, and the dignity of a young man that sparked the Arab Spring. (pleiadestheatre.org)
Cast
| Saïd Benyoucef | Dr. Karim Djebara |
| Adam Paolozza | Bouazizi |
Creative Team
| Stéphane Brulotte | Playwright |
| John Van Burek | Translator |
| Majdi Bou-Matar | Director |
| Ric Knowles | Dramaturge |
| Teresa Przybylski | Set Designer |
| Teresa Przybylski | Costume Designer |
| Jennifer Lennon | Lighting Designer |
| Daniel Morphy | Soundscape |
| Sylvia Defend | Costume Design Assistant |
Production
| Sarah O’Brien | Stage Manager |
| Remington North | Production Manager |
| Remington North | Technical Director |
| Dora Duardo | Production Assistant |
| Meg Rudock | Make-up Artist |
| Lisa Taylor | Make-up Artist |
| Julia Nelles | Costume Assistant |
| Judie Plaza | Costume Assistant |
| Michelle Kwan | Paint Assistant |
| Julia Nelles | Paint Assistant |
| Hannah Stevens | Paint Assistant |
| Cylla von Tiedemann | Production Photographer |
| Laurie Murphy | Marketing and Communications |
| James Graham | Associate Producer |
| James Graham | Panel Conversations Coordinator |
| Hallie Seline | Promotional Trailer & Video Artist |
