He Left Quietly (2014)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Yaël Farber
Director: Leora Morris
Based on the testimony of Duma Joshua Kumalo
Venue
The Lower Ossington Studio Theatre
Run
August 7th, 2014 – August 16th, 2014
Synopsis
Sharpeville, South Africa: 1984. Duma Kumalo, a young black man, is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to die. After 4 years on death row, just 15 hours before he is to be hanged, the state grants him a stay of execution. Based on Duma’s own testimony and his real-life friendship with playwright/director Yaël Farber, He Left Quietly finds grace and humanity inside this harrowing tale of injustice.
After a wildly successful run at the Yale Cabaret in February 2014, Leora Morris directs a new, all-Canadian cast in this beautiful work. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Conrad Coates | Duma |
| Tawiah Ben M’carthy | Young Duma |
| Aviva Armour-Ostroff | Woman |
Creative Team
| Yaël Farber | Playwright |
| Leora Morris | Director |
| Christopher Thompson | Set |
| Andrew Griffin | Lights |
| Kate Marvin | Sound |
| Fabian Aguilar | Costumes |
| Michael Bergmann | Projections |
| Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Dramaturge |
Production
| Sonja Thorson | Stage Manager |
| Libby Peterson | Producer |
Staff
| Jonah Greenbaum-Shinder | Venue Technician |
| David DeGrow | Festival Lighting Designer |
| Sarah “Pip” Bradford | Venue Technician |
