Rice Boy Cover.indd - Stratford Festival
Rice Boy Cover.indd - Stratford Festival Rice Boy Cover.indd - Stratford Festival
Sunil Kuruvilla – playwright A finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award, Sunil Kuruvilla graduated from the Yale School of Drama’s playwriting program. His work has been produced at many theatres including the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, the La Jolla Playhouse and the Canadian Stage Company. Sunil has been writer-in-residence at many institutions, most recently at the University of Guelph. He has also written screenplays for CTV and Showtime. Sunil’s many outstanding teachers have included Robert Blacker, Mark Bly, Liz Diamond, Alistair MacLeod, Donald Margulies and the late Anthony Minghella. His awards include the Truman Capote Literary Fellowship and the Cole Porter ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Performers) Award. He has been generously and steadily supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council. Sunil lives in Waterloo with his wife, Lisa, and son, Isaac, and works at Wilfrid Laurier University. The Kolam In South India, early each morning, women grind rice then use the resulting powder to create elaborate kolams or patterns on their front porch that disappear within hours. Originally a Hindu cultural practice, now adopted by others, the creation and destruction of the kolam enacts the struggle to find pattern and stillness amidst the flux of life. The following artists participated in readings of the play. deena Aziz robert blacker ian deakin roop gill ravi jain keira loughran Anita Majumdar Monique Mojica rahnuma Panthaky sarena Parmer imali Perera Anand rajaram Vik sahay Pamela sinha sanjay talwar Marc tellez isaac thomas guillermo Verdecchia ian Watson Ideas and Insights A Script Revisited ArcelorMittal applauds the artists, artisans and staff behind every outstanding experience at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. In May 2008, the artistic staff at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival staged a reading of Rice Boy to hear the play as they considered it for production, giving me an opportunity to revisit a work I had been away from for years. I wrote the first draft in 1996 when I left home to study playwriting in the United States. After countless revisions, the play was produced in 2000, and other productions followed. Initially, I wrote the play without ambition, to just combat homesickness; the story is set in Waterloo, the place where I grew up and now live, and Kottayam, the place where I spent some childhood summers. Character, dialogue and images sped into my head, the call of the Fish Seller, the aroma of the Harmony Lunch restaurant, a mix of memory and invention. Minutes into the reading last year, I found myself making notes in the script, cringing at some of my youthful writing. Fortunately for me, the theatre decided to include the play in its season. This past year, friends have stopped me at the grocery store to congratulate me on having a play at Stratford; this production is an honour, but more importantly, it let me make an old play new. One of the big changes I made – the grandmother in the play has been replaced by a grandfather – gives the story a sad symmetry, as now three generations of men in the same family have lost the women they love and are devastated. I don’t know why my work on this play continued to be speedy (but on others goes slowly). Certainly my collaborators played a role throughout. Earlier, I worked with Mark Bly, Liz Diamond, Chay Yew and Iris Turcott to build the story. This time, I worked with Robert Blacker and Guillermo Verdecchia; they supported all my changes and offered many wise suggestions. I am proud and humbled, as I like what the script is now but know that I did not write it by myself. sunil kuruvilla Playwright 4
Cast List In Canada: Father Tommy, his son Mennonite Farmer Mr. Harris In India, six months earlier: Tina, Tommy’s cousin Auntie, her mother Uncle, her father Grandfather Servant Girl Fish Seller, her estranged husband Nut Seller, Clerk, Umbrella Man Artistic Credits Playwright Director Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Dramaturge Stunt Coordinator Assistant Lighting Designer Fight Captain Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Production Assistant Production Stage Manager There will be a 15-minute interval. raoul bhaneja Araya Mengesha jonathan Purdon jonathan Purdon Anita Majumdar deena Aziz sanjay talwar sam Moses Asha Vijayasingham Anand rajaram Anand rajaram sunil kuruvilla guillermo Verdecchia jessica Poirier-chang robert thomson thomas ryder Payne robert blacker simon fon siobhán sleath sanjay talwar brian scott Marie fewer Melissa bergeron Marylu Moyer Production Credits Responsibilities backstage during the performance accomplished by: Stage Carpenter Master Electrician Property Master Head of Sound Wardrobe Master Wigs and Makeup Show Head torin buzek chris knarr Peter holland Andy Allen William c. kraft lena festoso-richard Acknowledgements Special thanks to kitchener Public library, sharada k. eswar, soheil Parsa, norman cruz, MD, Stratford; jennifer Anderson, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto; brian hands, MD, FRCS (C), Medical Voice Consultant; Vox cura voice care specialists, Toronto; simon Mcbride, MClSc, MD, London Health Sciences Centre – Vocal Function Clinic, London, Ont.; john yoo, MD, London Sciences Centre, London, Ont. Pianos tuned and maintained by don stephenson. Production Director of Production Production Administrator Technical Director Technical Director – Scenic Construction Assistant Technical Director Technical Management Assistant Administrative Assistant Resident Sound Designer Set Design Coordinator Costume Design Coordinator Director of Music Music Administrator Electronics Technologist Transportation Properties Head of Properties Studio Properties Supervisor Assisted by Scenic Art Head Scenic Artist Assistant Head Scenic Artist Scenic Carpentry Head Carpenter Assisted by Wardrobe Wardrobe Manager Assistant Wardrobe Managers Wardrobe Buyer Assistant Wardrobe Buyer Bijoux/Decoration Boots and Shoes Costume Painting Dyeing Millinery Wardrobe Apprentice Warehouse Supervisor Warehouse Assistant Wigs and Makeup Wigs and Makeup Manager Head of Wigs and Makeup Construction Lead Hand douglas lemcke cheryl bender robbin cheesman Andrew Mestern david campbell Michael besworth cindy jordan Peter Mcboyle douglas Paraschuk Alix dolgoy rick fox Marilyn dallman chris Wheeler tony flevill, ian A. fraser, Michael taylor, james thistle dona hrabluk Angela bester beverly May Adam, tracy fulton, jennifer Macdonald christopher klein daniel McManus neil r. cheney byron Williams Anne Moore elizabeth copeman, bradley dalcourt Michelle Ashbourne courtney dunn kathi Posliff Mark fetter lisa hughes linda Pinhay katarzyna chopcian sara brzozowski Madonna decker Valerie lariviere clayton shields gerald Altenburg lorna henderson Audience Alert: This production has some strong language. Herbal cigarettes are smoked on stage. Funding for artisan apprenticeships is provided by the William H. Somerville Theatre Artisan Apprenticeship Fund, funded by the J.P. Bickell Foundation, and Robert and Jacqueline Sperandio. A member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Stage crew, scenic carpenters, drivers, wigs and makeup attendants and facilities staff are members of Local 357 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Wardrobe attendants are members of IATSE Local 924. Scenic artists are members of IATSE Local 828. The Festival acknowledges with thanks the co-operation of the Stratford Musicians’ Association, Local 418 of the American Federation of Musicians. 5
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Cast List<br />
In Canada:<br />
Father<br />
Tommy, his son<br />
Mennonite Farmer<br />
Mr. Harris<br />
In India, six months earlier:<br />
Tina, Tommy’s cousin<br />
Auntie, her mother<br />
Uncle, her father<br />
Grandfather<br />
Servant Girl<br />
Fish Seller,<br />
her estranged husband<br />
Nut Seller, Clerk, Umbrella Man<br />
Artistic Credits<br />
Playwright<br />
Director<br />
Designer<br />
Lighting Designer<br />
Sound Designer<br />
Dramaturge<br />
Stunt Coordinator<br />
Assistant Lighting Designer<br />
Fight Captain<br />
Stage Manager<br />
Assistant Stage Manager<br />
Production Assistant<br />
Production Stage Manager<br />
There will be a 15-minute interval.<br />
raoul bhaneja<br />
Araya Mengesha<br />
jonathan Purdon<br />
jonathan Purdon<br />
Anita Majumdar<br />
deena Aziz<br />
sanjay talwar<br />
sam Moses<br />
Asha Vijayasingham<br />
Anand rajaram<br />
Anand rajaram<br />
sunil kuruvilla<br />
guillermo Verdecchia<br />
jessica Poirier-chang<br />
robert thomson<br />
thomas ryder Payne<br />
robert blacker<br />
simon fon<br />
siobhán sleath<br />
sanjay talwar<br />
brian scott<br />
Marie fewer<br />
Melissa bergeron<br />
Marylu Moyer<br />
Production Credits<br />
Responsibilities backstage during the performance accomplished by:<br />
Stage Carpenter<br />
Master Electrician<br />
Property Master<br />
Head of Sound<br />
Wardrobe Master<br />
Wigs and Makeup Show Head<br />
torin buzek<br />
chris knarr<br />
Peter holland<br />
Andy Allen<br />
William c. kraft<br />
lena festoso-richard<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Special thanks to kitchener Public library, sharada k. eswar,<br />
soheil Parsa, norman cruz, MD, <strong>Stratford</strong>; jennifer Anderson,<br />
MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto; brian hands, MD, FRCS<br />
(C), Medical Voice Consultant; Vox cura voice care specialists,<br />
Toronto; simon Mcbride, MClSc, MD, London Health Sciences<br />
Centre – Vocal Function Clinic, London, Ont.; john yoo, MD,<br />
London Sciences Centre, London, Ont. Pianos tuned and<br />
maintained by don stephenson.<br />
Production<br />
Director of Production<br />
Production Administrator<br />
Technical Director<br />
Technical Director – Scenic Construction<br />
Assistant Technical Director<br />
Technical Management Assistant<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
Resident Sound Designer<br />
Set Design Coordinator<br />
Costume Design Coordinator<br />
Director of Music<br />
Music Administrator<br />
Electronics Technologist<br />
Transportation<br />
Properties<br />
Head of Properties<br />
Studio Properties Supervisor<br />
Assisted by<br />
Scenic Art<br />
Head Scenic Artist<br />
Assistant Head Scenic Artist<br />
Scenic Carpentry<br />
Head Carpenter<br />
Assisted by<br />
Wardrobe<br />
Wardrobe Manager<br />
Assistant Wardrobe Managers<br />
Wardrobe Buyer<br />
Assistant Wardrobe Buyer<br />
Bijoux/Decoration<br />
Boots and Shoes<br />
Costume Painting<br />
Dyeing<br />
Millinery<br />
Wardrobe Apprentice<br />
Warehouse Supervisor<br />
Warehouse Assistant<br />
Wigs and Makeup<br />
Wigs and Makeup Manager<br />
Head of Wigs and Makeup<br />
Construction Lead Hand<br />
douglas lemcke<br />
cheryl bender<br />
robbin cheesman<br />
Andrew Mestern<br />
david campbell<br />
Michael besworth<br />
cindy jordan<br />
Peter Mcboyle<br />
douglas Paraschuk<br />
Alix dolgoy<br />
rick fox<br />
Marilyn dallman<br />
chris Wheeler<br />
tony flevill, ian A. fraser,<br />
Michael taylor, james thistle<br />
dona hrabluk<br />
Angela bester<br />
beverly May Adam,<br />
tracy fulton,<br />
jennifer Macdonald<br />
christopher klein<br />
daniel McManus<br />
neil r. cheney<br />
byron Williams<br />
Anne Moore<br />
elizabeth copeman,<br />
bradley dalcourt<br />
Michelle Ashbourne<br />
courtney dunn<br />
kathi Posliff<br />
Mark fetter<br />
lisa hughes<br />
linda Pinhay<br />
katarzyna chopcian<br />
sara brzozowski<br />
Madonna decker<br />
Valerie lariviere<br />
clayton shields<br />
gerald Altenburg<br />
lorna henderson<br />
Audience Alert: This production has some strong language.<br />
Herbal cigarettes are smoked on stage.<br />
Funding for artisan apprenticeships is provided by the William H. Somerville Theatre Artisan Apprenticeship Fund, funded by the J.P. Bickell Foundation, and Robert and Jacqueline Sperandio.<br />
A member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, the <strong>Stratford</strong> Shakespeare <strong>Festival</strong> engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who<br />
are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Stage crew, scenic carpenters, drivers, wigs and makeup attendants and facilities staff are members of Local 357 of the International<br />
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Wardrobe attendants are members of IATSE Local 924. Scenic artists are members of IATSE Local 828. The <strong>Festival</strong> acknowledges with thanks<br />
the co-operation of the <strong>Stratford</strong> Musicians’ Association, Local 418 of the American Federation of Musicians.<br />
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