Café Daughter (2013)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Kenneth T. Williams
Director: Yvette Nolan
Venue
Run
January 15th, 2013 – January 20th, 2013
Synopsis
Café Daughter is a one-woman show inspired by the life of Dr. Lillian E. Quan Dyck. This family friendly show is about a Chinese Canadian Cree girl growing up in rural Saskatchewan. The story begins in 1957: 10-year old Yvette Wong helps out in her parents’ café. Her mother has charged her with a secret – to never tell anyone she’s part Cree. She’s incredibly bright and dreams of becoming a doctor, but is put in the slow learners’ class because of her skin colour. This occurs at a time when Aboriginal children are forced into residential schools, provincial law forbids Caucasian women from working in Chinese-owned businesses, and Chinese-Canadian men struggle to bring families to Canada. (www.nativeearth.ca)
Cast
| PJ Prudat | Yvette Wong |
Creative Team
| Kenneth T. Williams | Playwright |
| Yvette Nolan | Director |
| Linda Leon | Set Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Jona Barr | Sound Designer |
| K. Scott Maynard | Sound Designer |
| Linda Talbot | Costume Designer |
Production
| Richard Cliff | Stage Manager |
| David DeGrow | Production Manager |
| Melaina Sheldon | Apprentice Actor |
| Aimée Dawn Robinson | Production Assistant |
| Mitch Miyagawa | Study Guide |
