Three Sisters (2024)
Produced by
Obsidian Theatre Company and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Playwright: Inua Ellams
Director: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Venue
The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
February 29th, 2024 – March 24th, 2024
Synopsis
A year has passed since their father died but the three sisters – Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo – are still grappling with his loss. What’s more, they’re stuck in a small village in Owerri, Nigeria and are longing to return to the cosmopolitan city of their birth, Lagos. What they don’t know is that the Biafran Civil War is about to erupt and change their lives and their country. Chekhov’s classic play is reimagined to explore the devastation of colonialism and a fight for emancipation through the lens of a family and love. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Akosua Amo-Adem | Lolo |
| Virgilia Griffith | Nne Chukwu |
| Daren A. Herbert | Ikemba |
| Sterling Jarvis | Eze |
| JD Leslie | Oyiridiya |
| Tawiah Ben M’carthy | Onyinyechukwu |
| Ngabo Nabea | Nmeri Ora |
| Tony Ofori | Dimgba |
| Oyin Oladejo | Abosede |
| Makambe K. Simamba | Udo |
| Ordena Stephens-Thompson | Nma |
| Amaka Umeh | Igwe |
| Matthew G. Brown | Standby: Onyinyechukwu |
Creative Team
| Inua Ellams | Playwright |
| Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu | Director |
| Natasha Mumba | Assistant Director |
| Joanna Yu | Set Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| André Du Toit | Lighting Designer |
| John Gzowski | Sound Designer |
| John Gzowski | Composer |
| Adekunle Olorundare (Kunle) | Vocal Music Arrangements |
| Adekunle Olorundare (Kunle) | Additional Composition |
| Esie Mensah | Movement Director |
| Anita Nittoly | Fight Director |
| Anita Nittoly | Intimacy Director |
Production
| Robert Harding | Stage Manager |
| Emilie Aubin | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Keleshaye Christmas-Simpson | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Adekunle Olorundare (Kunle) | Vocal Music Coach |
| Sodienye Waboso Amajor | Dialect Coach |
| Sodienye Waboso Amajor | Cultural Consultant |
| Paul de Jong | Dialect Coach |
| Ugochukwu Okoye | Historical Consultant |
| Christopher Blanchenot | Scenic Artist |
| Everett Dalingwater | Audio Operator |
| Stephen Catatina | Scenic Artist |
| Greg Chambers | 1st Props Builder |
| Sylvia Defend | Cutter |
| Erin Halls | Stitcher |
| Brooke Logie | Dresser |
| Ethan Robinson | Lighting Operator |
| Jordan Silva | Assistant Wigs |
| Jackie Smulan | Dresser |
| Bill Stahl | 1st Carpenter |
| Dalton Villeneuve-Marini | Deck Hand |
| Celina Westlake | Stitcher |
Staff
| Jasmine Knox | Senior Production Manager |
| Patricia Vinluan | Production Manager |
| Leslie Hernandez | Technical Director |
| Nicholas Beardsley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Rhett Costin | Assistant Technical Director |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Paul Boddum | Head Scenic Artist |
| Ellie Koffman | Head of Wardrobe |
| Kalina Popova | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
| Alex Edwards | Production Assistant |
| Gunes Agduk | Technician |
| Andres Castillo-Smith | Technician |
| Ethan Robinson | Technician |
| Dalton Villeneuve-Marini | Technician |
