Lilies; Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama (2019)
Produced by
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and lemonTree Creations and Why Not Theatre
Playwright: Michel Marc Bouchard
Translator: Linda Gaboriau
Director: Cole Alvis
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
May 4th, 2019 – May 26th, 2019
Synopsis
In 1912, two schoolboys fall in love performing a play about Saint Sebastian. Their passion is interrupted when one is unjustly sent to prison. Decades later, several inmates agree to stage this story of young love in search of their own redemption. (buddiesinbadtimes.com)
Cast
| Walter Borden | Simon Doucet (1952) / Timothée Doucet |
| Mark Cassius | Ronald / Father Saint-Michel / Baron de Hüe / |
| Alexander Chapman | His Excellency Bishop Jean Bilodeau |
| Waawaate Fobister | Wiissande / Count Vallier de Tilly |
| Ryan G. Hinds | Prisoner 1112 / Mademoiselle Lydie-Anne de Rozier |
| Indrit Kasapi | Prison Guard / Jean Bilodeau |
| Tsholo Khalema | Gaps / Simon Doucet (1912) |
| Troy Emery Twigg | Piip'sii / Countess Marie-Laure de Tilly |
| Joseph Zita | Rafael / Young Student / Baroness De Hüe |
Creative Team
| Michel Marc Bouchard | Playwright |
| Linda Gaboriau | Translator |
| Cole Alvis | Director |
| Nikki Shaffeeullah | Associate Director |
| Donna-Michelle St. Bernard | Outside Eye |
| Ty J. Sloane | Assistant Director |
| Jay Havens | Scenographer |
| Karis Jones-Pard | Assistant Set Designer |
| Joanna Yu | Costume Designer |
| Beatriz Arevalo | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Senjuti Aurora Sarker | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Deanna H. Choi | Sound Designer |
| Deanna H. Choi | Composer |
| Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone | Composition |
| Phoebe Wang | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Yolanda Bonnell | Poet |
Production
| Neha Ross | Stage Manager |
| Emie Sabandal | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Allie Marshall | Head of Wardrobe |
| Ace Falkner | Head of Properties |
| Mark Cassius | Music Captain |
| Indrit Kasapi | Fight Captain |
| Jamie Kasiama | Assistant Facilitator |
| Suzie Balogh | Production Manager |
| Andy Wang | Producing Intern |
| Matt Armour | Crew |
| Luke Dobson | Crew |
| Mike Dowdell | Crew |
| Ian Kelly | Crew |
| Sebastian Marziali | Crew |
| Shane McKinnon | Crew |
| JP Prevost | Crew |
| Meghan Speakman | Crew |
| Aidan Shepherd | Crew |
| Carlos Varela | Crew |
| Becky Wong | Crew |
| Edith Nataprawira | Scenic Painter |
| Robyn Clarke | Cutter |
| Beverly Hungry Wolf | Blackfoot Language Keeper |
| Roger Fobister Sr. | Anishinaabemowin Language Keeper |
| Don Kavanaugh | Anishinaabemowin Language Keeper |
Staff
| Amber Pattison | House Technician |
| Adrien Whan | Technical Director |
