Chimerica (2016)
Produced by
Canadian Stage and The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Venue
Run
March 29th, 2016 – April 17th, 2016
Synopsis
As tanks roll through Tiananmen Square, crushing the student movement’s cries for democracy, a young photojournalist from America captures on film a moment of defiance that comes to symbolize the struggle. More than twenty years later, a mysterious note appears in a Beijing newspaper and the now middle-aged journalist is driven to discover the truth about that fateful day, and the secrets that were buried as the world looked on. Lucy Kirkwood’s play examines the changing fortunes of two countries, their tied fates, and the fates of all caught in between. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Elena Anciro | Mary Chang / Michelle / Deng |
| Evan Buliung | Joe Schofield |
| Jasmine Chen | Liuli / Jennifer Lee |
| Terri Cherniack | Barbara / Doreen / Maria |
| Laura Condlln | Tessa Kendrick |
| Kevin Klassen | Paul Kramer / David Parker / Peter Rourke |
| Paul Sun-Hyung Lee | Zhang Lin |
| Richard Lee | Zhang Wei / Wang Pengsi |
| Doug McKeag | Mel Stanwyck |
| Ross McMillan | Frank / Herb / Ming Xiaoli |
| Diana Tso | Feng Meihui / Ming Xiaoli |
| Norman Yeung | Benny / Young Zhang Lin |
Creative Team
| Lucy Kirkwood | Playwright |
| Chris Abraham | Director |
| Judith Bowden | Set Designer |
| Judith Bowden | Costume Designer |
| Deco Dawson | Video Designer |
| Michael Walton | Lighting Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Eric Armstrong | Dialect Designer |
| Zack Russell | Assistant Director |
| Rick Skene | Fight Director |
Production
| Yuan Liu | Dialect Coach |
| Karyn Kumhyr | Stage Manager |
| AJ Laflamme | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Jessica Alexander | Apprentice Stage Manager |
Staff
| Billy Wolf | Technical Director |
| Heather Landon | Assistant Production Manager |
| Alanna McConnell | Assistant Technical Director |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Ming Wong | Head of Wardrobe |
| Mark Stedman | Building Operations Manager |
| Susan Batchelor | Wardrobe Mistress |
