Oil (2020)
Produced by
Playwright: Ella Hickson
Directors: Aviva Armour-Ostroff and Christopher Stanton
Venue
Run
February 29th, 2020 – March 15th, 2020
Synopsis
OIL follows the lives of May and her daughter Amy through a swirling collision of empire, history and family. An epic five-part, two-act play spanning 200 years, Hickson’s explosive play leaps from the dawn of the industrial age to a futuristic post-petroleum world and beyond. (arcstage.com)
Cast
| Samantha Brown | Amy |
| Deborah Drakeford | Ma Singer |
| Lily Gao | Fanny / Fan Wang |
| Ryan Hollyman | Thomas |
| Cyrus Lane | Joss |
| Shadi Shahkhalili | Anne / Ana / Aminah |
| Courtenay Stevens | Sam / Samuel / Nate |
| Nabil Traboulsi | William Whitcomb / Mr. Farouk |
| Bahareh Yaraghi | May |
Creative Team
| Ella Hickson | Playwright |
| Aviva Armour-Ostroff | Director |
| Christopher Stanton | Director |
| Tamara Vuckovic | Assistant Director |
| Maddie Bautista | Sound Designer |
| Nick Blais | Lighting Designer |
| Jackie Chau | Set Designer |
| Jackie Chau | Costume Designer |
| Melissa Joakim | Video Designer |
| Simon Fon | Fight Director |
Production
| Tamara Vuckovic | Stage Manager |
| Ariane Burtin | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Farnoosh Talebpour | Head of Properties |
| Farnoosh Talebpour | Head of Wardrobe |
| Matteo DeSimone | Technical Director |
| Julia Howman | Head of Lighting |
| Julia Howman | Head of Video |
| Crystal Lee | Production Manager |
| Christopher Stanton | Artistic Producer |
| Tamara Vuckovic | Managing Producer |
| Victor Pokinko | Associate Producer |
| Jonelle Gunderson | Social Media Coordinator |
| Julia Howman | Post-Show Installation Designer |
| Julia Kim | Scenic Painter |
| Geoffrey Armour | Crew |
| Wes Babcock | Crew |
| Shane O’Sullivan | Crew |
| Nick Simmons | Crew |
