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A queer masterpiece, reimagined.
LEMONTREE CREATIONS + BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES + WHY NOT THEATRE
In 1912, two schoolboys fall in love performing a play about Saint Sebastian. Their passion is interrupted when one is unjustly sent to prison. Decades later, several inmates agree to stage this story of young love in search of their own redemption.
Prolific indie company lemonTree creations revives Michel Marc Bouchard’s masterpiece with Walter Borden leading a cast of predominantly Indigenous and Black artists to make visible the high incarceration rates of these communities. Centring Indigeneity and diverse worldviews, the creative team bring this romantic drama into the 21st century, unearthing love, lies, and colonialism.
Directed by
Cole Alvis
Cast
Walter Borden
Alexander Chapman
Mark Cassius
Waawaate Fobister
Ryan G Hinds
Indrit Kasapi
Tsholo Khalema
Troy Emery Twigg
Joseph Zitta
Set + props design by
Jay Havens
Costume design by
Joanna Yu
Costume design - Mentorship Program
Beatriz Arevalo
Lighting design by
Michelle Ramsay
Associate director:
Nikki Shaffeeullah
Stage manager
Neha Ross
Apprentice stage manager
Emie Sabandal
Head of wardrobe:
Allie Marshall
Production manager
Suzie Balogh
Music captain
Mark Cassius
Composition
Aqua, Deanna Choi
Poetry
Yolanda Bonnell