KISS (2017)
Produced by
ARC and Canadian Stage and Theatre Smash
Playwright: Guillermo Calderón
Director: Ashlie Corcoran
Venue
The Berkeley Street Theatre – Upstairs Theatre
Run
March 28th, 2017 – April 16th, 2017
Awards & Nominations
2017 Dora Award Nominee (General Theatre Division) – Outstanding Direction (Ashlie Corcoran – Dir, Christopher Stanton – Assoc Dir)
Synopsis
Two couples meet for dinner to take their minds off the war raging around them. An unexpected profession of love, an untimely proposal, and one kiss later, one of the foursome lies dead on the floor. Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón’s newest play breaks open cultural barriers, challenging us to confront the limits of our own understanding… (canadianstage.com)
Cast
| Dalal Badr | Bana |
| Liza Balkan | Interpreter |
| Greg Gale | Youssif |
| Carlos González-Vio | Ahmed |
| Naomi Wright | Hadeel |
| Bahareh Yaraghi | Ameera's Sister |
Creative Team
| Guillermo Calderón | Playwright |
| Ashlie Corcoran | Director |
| Jackie Chau | Costume Designer |
| Rebecca Picherack | Lighting Designer |
| Noah Feaver | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Jung-Hye Kim | Set Designer |
| Christopher Stanton | Sound Designer |
| Christopher Stanton | Associate Director |
| Alex Williams | Video Designer |
Production
| Natasha Bean-Smith | Stage Manager |
| Lucy McPhee | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Peter Eaton | Production Manager |
| Salma Al Atassi | Arabic Translation |
| Salma Al Atassi | Dialect Coach |
| Alexandra Draghici | Head of Paint |
| Brett Hunter | Head Carpenter |
| Stacey Norton | Producer, Theatre Smash |
| Cody McCallum | Associate Producer, Theatre Smash |
| Laura Paduch | Producer, ARC |
