Is God Is (2022)
Produced by
Canadian Stage and Necessary Angel Theatre Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Playwright: Aleshea Harris
Director: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Venue
The Berkeley Street Theatre – Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
May 6th, 2022 – May 22nd, 2022
Synopsis
“Make your daddy dead,” a mother demands of her twin daughters from her deathbed, in the electrifying 2016 Obie and Relentless Award recipient from Aleshea Harris.
Their mother’s words set Racine and Anaia off on an epic journey for righteous revenge, from the Dirty South to the Hollywood Hills. Letting no one stand in their way, they uncover the secrets of the mysterious fire that tore their family apart decades earlier. “I wanna step on somethin for once. See what it feel like. Must feel good,” says an unleashed Racine.
Equal parts ancient and modern, Spaghetti Western and Afropunk, this gripping thriller hurtles toward a conclusion that’s as inevitable as it is shocking. (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Tyrone Benskin | Man |
| Matthew G. Brown | Chuck Hall |
| JD Leslie | Swing: Anaia / Racine / She / Angie |
| Oyin Oladejo | Racine |
| Savion Roach | Scotch |
| Sabryn Rock | Angie |
| Alison Sealy-Smith | She |
| Vanessa Sears | Anaia |
| Michael Wamara | Swing: Chuck Hall / Riley / Scotch / Man |
| Micah Woods | Riley |
Creative Team
| Aleshea Harris | Playwright |
| Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu | Director |
| Raha Javanfar | Lighting Designer |
| Ken MacKenzie | Set Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Laura Warren | Projection Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| daniel jelani ellis | Assistant Director |
| Jennifer Dzialoszynski | Fight Director |
Production
| Emilie Aubin | Stage Manager |
| Ada Aguilar | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Jennifer Dzialoszynski | Intimacy Coach |
| Matthew G. Brown | Fight Captain |
| Jaz Fairy J | Movement Director |
| Jennifer Toohey | Dialect Coach |
| Hannah Antaki | Casting Consultant |
| Tristan Goethel | Technical Director |
| Aidan Ware | Assistant Technical Director |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| Karen Rodd | Masks |
| Karen Rodd | Prosthetics |
| Chynah Philadelphia | Props Assistant |
| Laura Delchiaro | Head of Wardrobe |
| Carly Beamish | Stitcher |
Staff
| Josh Vlodarchyk | Head Technician |
