Lukumi (2017)

Produced by

The Watah Theatre

Playwright: d’bi.young anitafrika
Director: Eugene Williams

Venue

Tarragon Theatre – Extra Space

Run

September 22nd, 2017 – October 14th, 2017

Synopsis

Lukumi is an Afro-futurist Dub-Opera set in post-apocalypse Turtle Island in 2167, 150 years after WWIII and 100 years after the Period of Explosions (PoE). The PoE saw the widespread meltdown of nuclear power plants – due to global environmental degradation – making the surface of the earth virtually uninhabitable. A group of freedom fighters called the Ohosi Mino live
underground in intricate cave systems where they are viciously hunted by The One World Army. Having access to ancient knowledges, the Ahosi Mino must send a Lukumi on a vision quest, descending through eight layers of earth, to find humanity’s redemption or to die trying. (tarragontheatre.com)

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Cast

Uche Ama	Ahosi / Buffalo / Oya
Aisha Bentham	Ahosi / Crow / Yemoja / White Mask
Sedina Fiati	Ahosi / Elephant / Obatala
Savannah Clarke	Ahosi / Monkey / Ochosi
daniel jelani ellis	Ahosi / Ananscy / Esu / Odu
Najla Nubyanluv	Ahosi / Ancestor Tree / Egungun
Julene Robinson	Ahosi / Lion / Ogun / White Mask
Sashoya Simpson	Ahosi / Coyote / Sango / White Mask

Creative Team

d’bi.young anitafrika	Playwright
Eugene Williams	Director
d’bi.young anitafrika	Composer
Eugene Williams	Dramaturge
Waleed Abdulhamid	Music Director
Waleed Abdulhamid	Composer
Rachel Forbes	Costume Designer
Lucius Dechausay	Filmmaker
Michelle Ramsay	Lighting Designer
L’Antoinette Stines	Choreographer
L’Antoinette Stines	Dramaturge
Chris Mott	Fight Director
Rachel Forbes	Set Designer

Music

Kanna Ody Anigbogu	Dub Orchestra Vocalist
Amara Kante	Dub Orchestra Percussionist
Patrick O’Reilly	Dub Orchestra Guitar

Production

Samson Brown	Production Manager
Brett Haynes	Artistic Producer
Kathleen Jones	Stage Manager
Suba Sankaran	Music Notation
Danilo McCallum	Graphic Designer
Melissa Joakim	Projection Consultant

Staff

Matt Armour

Technician

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