The Numbers Game (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
The Storefront Arts Initiative
Director: Benjamin Blais
Playwrights: James Schultz and Claire Burns and Meghan Swaby and Bahia Watson and Emma Mackenzie Hillier and Beau Dixon
Venue
Run
September 29th, 2016 – November 6th, 2016
Synopsis
Set in the dirty 30’s, The Numbers Game is based on the gang and race war that tore through Harlem after prohibition ended and organized crime turned from booze to gambling. Following the story of Stephanie ‘Queenie’ St. Clair, a fiery Madam known as the Tiger from Marseilles, and the Beer Baron of New York,Dutch Schultz, The Numbers Game dives into the race-fuelled clash between these two titans of illicit industry. As Queenie defends Harlem’s booming penny lottery “numbers game” against Schultz’s brutal invasion, New York city seethes with power hungry gangsters ready to knife or cheat their way to the top. (pulpcollective.ca)
Cast
| Karine Ricard | Queenie St. Clair |
| Jamie Cavanagh | Dutch Schultz |
| Ngabo Nabea | Bumpy Johnson |
| James McDougall | Abbadabba Berman |
| Celia Aloma | Catherine Odium |
| Brandon Coffey | Bo Weinberg / Judge Seabury / Bugs Workman |
| Jeff Hanson | Mad Dog Coll / Thomas Dewey / Mendy Weiss |
| Ucal Shillingford | Leon / Six-n-Eight |
| Dwain Murphy | Hub Hewlett |
| Beau Dixon | Dickie Wells |
| Jeanie Calleja | Polly Adler |
| Robin Cunningham | Julie Martin |
| Hardee T. Lineham | Jim Noonan |
| Justin Goodhand | Lucky Luciano |
| Ella Batten | Faye |
| Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Ruthie |
Creative Team
| Benjamin Blais | Director |
| James Schultz | Playwright - Pilot: The Numbers Game |
| Claire Burns | Playwright - The Storm, The Whirlwind & The Earthquake |
| Meghan Swaby | Playwright - Go to the Mattresses |
| Bahia Watson | Playwright - Heavy is the Head That Wears The Crown |
| Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Playwright - White Picket Fences |
| Beau Dixon | Playwright - As Ye Sow |
| Christine Ting-Huan 挺歡 Urquhart | Set Designer |
| Melissa Joakim | Lighting Designer |
| Melissa Joakim | Projection Designer |
| Holly Lloyd | Costume Designer |
| Stephanie Michelle Leon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Miquelon Rodriguez | Sound Designer |
| Geoff Scovell | Fight Director |
Music
| Miquelon Rodriguez | Composer |
Production
| Ella Batten | Producer |
| Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Showrunner |
| Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Producer |
| James Schultz | Showrunner |
| Sean Miller | Stage Manager |
| Jeff Hanson | Fight Captain |
| Roderick Hillier | Set Builder |
Staff
| Imogen Wilson | Production Coordinator |
| Christina Bryson | Associate Producer |
| Kevin Chew | Associate Producer |
| Sonia Vaillant | Associate Producer |
| Melissa Joakim | Technical Director |
| Holly Lloyd | Head of Wardrobe |
| John Gundy | Photographer |
