Lizardboy (2011)
Produced by
Whimsical Productions and Winged Centaurus
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Víctor Gómez
Directors: Sheena D. Robertson and Víctor Gómez
Venue
Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace
Run
August 5th, 2011 – August 14th, 2011
Synopsis
Colombia in the early 1980s was a world turned on its head by drugs, corruption and violence. Over the last 20 years, over 1.2 million Colombians have left as a result of this violence, many of them to Canada, where they are now one of the largest groups of refugees in this country.
Inspired by Victor’s own experience during this time, and written after he came to Canada as a refugee, Lizardboy unravels the story of a family stained by the vibrancy and tragedy of that chaotic world.
After five years in development and numerous successful workshop performances, Lizardboy brings from Colombia an inquiry about peace and violence into the laboratory of tolerance and diversity that Canada strives to represent. (summerworks.wordpress.com)
Cast
| Víctor Gómez | Performer |
| Liliana Suárez Henao | Diana's Voice |
| Efrain Londoño | Diego's Father |
Creative Team
| Víctor Gómez | Playwright |
| Sheena D. Robertson | Director |
| Víctor Gómez | Director |
| Anne Marie Polistuk | Designer |
| Edgardo Moreno | Sound Designer |
| Corey Waters | Additional Sound Support |
| Katya Kuznetsova | Choreographer |
| Sheena D. Robertson | Dramaturge |
| Sheena D. Robertson | Translation |
| Víctor Gómez | Translation |
| Efrain Londoño | Additional Translation Support |
Production
| Madelyne Maingot | Stage Manager |
| Víctor Gómez | Producer |
| Sheena D. Robertson | Producer |
| Anne Marie Polistuk | Producer |
Staff
| Colin Harris | Venue Technician |
| David DeGrow | Venue Technician |
| David DeGrow | Festival Lighting Designer |
