Woking Phoenix (2024)
Produced by
Silk Bath Collective and Theatre Passe Muraille
Co-Creator: Aaron Jan and Bessie Cheng and Gloria Mok
Directors: Aaron Jan and Gloria Mok and Bessie Cheng
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
April 12th, 2024 – April 27th, 2024
Synopsis
An epic exploration of two decades of a family’s survival. Woking Phoenix tells the story of three siblings, their mother, and their restaurant as they seek to find belonging within small-town Ontario. An intergenerational Chinese love story about creating community and the food that reminds us of home. (passemuraille.ca)
Cast
| Richard Lam | Vince |
| Phoebe Hu | Ma |
| Bessie Cheng | Charleen |
| Madelaine Hodges (賀美倫) | Iris / Snow |
Creative Team
| Aaron Jan | Co-Creator |
| Bessie Cheng | Co-Creator |
| Gloria Mok | Co-Creator |
| Aaron Jan | Director |
| Gloria Mok | Director |
| Bessie Cheng | Director |
| Noah Feaver | Lighting Designer |
| Julia Kim | Set Designer |
| Julia Kim | Costume Designer |
| Maddie Bautista | Sound Designer |
| Maddie Bautista | Composer |
| Hanna Kiel | Choreographic Concept & Direction |
| Wei Qing Tan | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Irene Ly | Assistant Set Designer |
| Irene Ly | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Gloria Mok | Associate Sound Designer |
| Jessica Watkin | Nonvisual/Blind Dramaturg |
Production
| Victoria Wang | Stage Manager |
| Joey Lau | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Wei Qing Tan | Production Manager |
| Anthony Allan | Technical Director |
| Renée Wong | Projected Subtitles & Technician |
| Aaron Jan | Producer |
| Bessie Cheng | Producer |
| Gloria Mok | Producer |
| Lisa Lahue | Set Builder |
| Ian Noble | Install Crew |
| Jordan Paluck | Install Crew |
| Frank Incer | Install Crew |
| Connor Price-Kelleher | Install Crew |
| Christopher Sutherland | Install Crew |
| Kim Schaedlich | Install Crew |
| Taylor Cole | Install Crew |
| Evelyn Rensing | Install Crew |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Install Crew |
| Shara-Lee Miller | Scenic Painter |
| Jenna Geen | Sound Operator/Live Mixer |
| Christopher Elizabeth | Sound Operator/Live Mixer |
| Sean Lee | Light Walker |
| Daniel Yeh | Light Walker |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
| Aidan Hammond | Production Manager |
| Olivia Zotti | Production Coordinator |
