Das Ding (The Thing) (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
Thousand Islands Playhouse and Canadian Stage
Playwright: Philipp Lohle
Director: Ashlie Corcoran
Translator: Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Venue
The Berkeley Street Theatre – Upstairs Theatre
Previews
April 12 - 13, 2016
Run
April 12th, 2016 – May 1st, 2016
Synopsis
Philipp Löhle’s highly ambitious social comedy Das Ding spans an interconnected world that binds the fates of the African Siwa, Chinese business people, Romanian pig-breeders and two young newlyweds Katrin and Thomas. As a global crisis attaches itself to the smallest marital problems on a deeply personal level, all are forced to consider whether such a thing as coincidence can exist in a globalized world. Meanwhile, the eponymous ‘thing’ – a cotton fibre in its apparently endless iterations – looks on humanity, amazed. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Kristopher Bowman | Thomas / Wang / The Thing |
| Lisa Karen Cox | Katherine / The Thing |
| Qasim Khan | King Manoel I / Guy / Li / The Thing |
| Philip Nozuka | Patrick / Fela / The Thing |
| Naomi Wright | Magellan / Journalist / Siwa / The Thing |
Creative Team
| Philipp Lohle | Playwright |
| Ashlie Corcoran | Director |
| Birgit Schreyer Duarte | Translator |
| Drew Facey | Set Designer |
| Nick Andison | Lighting Designer |
| Graeme Thomson | Lighting Designer |
| John Gzowski | Sound Designer |
| Jung-Hye Kim | Costume Designer |
| Denyse Karn | Projection Designer |
| Alexsandra Marzocca | Assistant Director |
| Eric Morin | Assistant Director |
Production
| Natasha Bean-Smith | Stage Manager |
| Kelsey Rutledge | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Sam MacLeod | Production Manager |
| Dirk Ave | Production Manager |
| Madeline Hellmers | Head of Props & Paints |
| Care Robertson | Head of Props & Paints |
| Brian Frommer | Head Carpenter |
| James Heaslip | Photographer |
Staff
| Stacey Norton | Producer |
| Cody McCallum | Associate Producer |
