The Year of the Cello (2022)
Produced by
Music Picnic and Theatre Passe Muraille
Co-Creators: Marjorie Chan and Njo Kong Kie
Playwright: Marjorie Chan
Director: Marjorie Chan
Venue
Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace
Run
October 15th, 2022 – October 29th, 2022
Synopsis
Wen and her friend Li-An are forever changed by their encounter with the Cellist, whose music unlocks all that was left unspoken.
The Year of the Cello is told poetically, alongside live cello music culminating in a lament for loves lost, and a Hong Kong that once was.
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Cast
| Rong Fu | Wen |
| Bryan Holt | Cellist |
| Brendan Rogers | Cellist |
| Keshia Palm | Wen (Understudy) |
Creative Team
| Marjorie Chan | Co-Creator |
| Njo Kong Kie | Co-Creator |
| Marjorie Chan | Playwright |
| Marjorie Chan | Director |
| Njo Kong Kie | Composer |
| Njo Kong Kie | Sound Designer |
| Njo Kong Kie | Musical Director |
| Keshia Palm | Assistant Director |
| Echo Zhou 周芷會 | Production Designer |
| Matt McGeachy | Dramaturge |
| Indrit Kasapi | Additional Dramaturgy |
| Karthy Chin | Additional Dramaturgy |
| Jessica Watkin | Accessibility Dramaturge |
| Abby Esteireiro | Assistant Costume Designer |
Production
| Michael Panich | Stage Manager |
| Vivian Chong | Accessibility Consultant |
| David Fisher | Crew |
| Amber Pattison | Crew |
| Uri Livne-Bar | Crew |
| Cindy Ci | Crew |
| Elio Legault | Crew |
| Edith Nataprawira | Head of Paint |
Staff
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Venue Technician |
| Jonathan Rooke | Production Manager |
