Truth (2024)

Produced by

Young People’s Theatre

Playwright: Kanika Ambrose
Director: Sabryn Rock

Venue

Young People’s Theatre – Ada Slaight Stage

Run

January 29th, 2024 – February 23rd, 2024

Synopsis

It’s 1858 on a Virginian tobacco plantation. Deep in a forest, a young Black girl named Phoebe sits in the hollow of a tree, a notebook in her pocket and a harrowing choice ahead. Truth is adapted from the Governor General’s Award-winning novel “The Gospel Truth”, and tells the story of a courageous 16-year-old, the arrival of a stranger from the north, and a trail of secrets that could change everything. From the American South to St. Catharines, Ontario, Truth chronicles the fierce strength and resilience of a community as it struggles to find freedom. (youngpeoplestheatre.org)

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Cast

Wade Bogert-O’Brien	Dr. Bergman
Jasmine Case	Phoebe
Chiamaka Glory	Bea / Ruth
Dante Jemmott	Shad
Dominique LeBlanc	Tessa
Jeff Miller	Master Duncan
Micah Woods	Will

Creative Team

Kanika Ambrose	Playwright
Sabryn Rock	Director
Shannon Lea Doyle	Set Designer
Shannon Lea Doyle	Costume Designer
Shawn Henry	Lighting Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne	Sound Designer
Brooklyn Johnson	Hair and Make-up Designer
Brooklyn Johnson	Wig Designer
Anita Nittoly	Fight Director
Anita Nittoly	Intimacy Director
Connor Price-Kelleher	Assistant Lighting Designer
Raha Javanfar	Assistant Sound Designer
Nina Hartt	Puppet Creator
Stephen Colella	Dramaturge
Paula Wing	Contributing Dramaturg

Production

Laura Baxter	Stage Manager
Jaz ‘Fairy J’ Simone	Historical Movement Consultant
Anna R. Kaltenbach	Assistant Stage Manager

Staff

Zach Bruman	Director of Production
Tiffany Ledesma	Technical Director
Sophia Fabiano	Technical Director
Aela Brown	Interim Head Stage Carpenter
Nina Hartt	Head of Properties
Kieran Dament	Assistant Scenic Carpenter
Susanna Feng	Head Scenic Artist
Mike Mills	Head Audio
Gordon Nesbitt	Head Scenic Carpenter
Ash Ovington	Head of Lighting
Janelle Stewart	Head of Wardrobe

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