Nize It (2016)
Produced by
Dante Alighieri Academy and Inferno Productions
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwrights: Lynise Reedy and Matthew Worku
Director: Lynise Reedy
Venue
Run
August 4th, 2016 – August 12th, 2016
Synopsis
Their language. Their neighbourhood. Their struggles. Nize It tells the story of black Toronto youth and their struggles against the negative stereotypes that are so widely believed about them. Matthew, a black youth and talented comic book writer, quickly gives up on his potential as a writer when he is faced with criticism of his work. When Matthew’s good friend from “the hood”, Ramon, is transported into the comic book, Matthew is challenged to re-examine the very white privileged superhero world he has created in his comics. Worlds collide when Matthew’s real life little brother, Nicholas, owes money to a well-known gang. Street violence meets police violence and a real life hero is forced to step forward. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Matthew Worku | Performer |
| Ramon Sursona-Baltazar | Performer |
| Nicholas Frederick | Performer |
| Isaac Adjei-Mensah | Performer |
| Kristopher Kassabian | Performer |
| Michael Goncalves | Performer |
| Ana Rita Francisco | Performer |
| Adelina Carbone | Performer |
| Caterina Capizzano | Performer |
| Mario DiCerbo | Performer |
| Andrew Bolarino | Performer |
| Walter Moraes-Mendoza | Performer |
| Tobi Olubusi | Performer |
| Sam Botembe | Performer |
| Matthew Schinas | Performer |
| Laura Nigro | Performer |
| Joana Da Silva | Performer |
| Elizabeth Romano | Performer |
| Celine Romero-Gomez | Performer |
| Sarah Dumoine | Performer |
| Mark Rabanes | Performer |
| Jessie Rarang | Performer |
| Sara Torres | Performer |
| Semhar Tesfrageries | Performer |
| Mauda Karram | Performer |
| Filipe Costa | Performer |
| Caterina Pinto | Performer |
| Sabrina Gatt | Performer |
Creative Team
| Lynise Reedy | Playwright |
| Matthew Worku | Playwright |
| Lynise Reedy | Director |
| Ramon Sursona-Baltazar | Assistant Playwright |
| Michael Goncalves | Assistant Playwright |
| Joseph Nguyen | Artistic Designer |
| Heather Urquhart | Choreographer |
| Leojan Viloria | Lighting Designer |
| Reinalene Amada | Sound Designer |
Production
| Victoria Sa | Stage Manager |
| Kaitlyn Gatt | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Ennio Vega-Steriert | Backstage Assistance |
| Ana Oliveira | Backstage Assistance |
