THE TEAM by Michael Kras
Essential Collective Theatre presents the world premiere of The Team penned by Hamilton playwright Michael Kras, winner of the prestigious Herman Voaden National Playwriting Prize and nominated for the 2018 Tom Hendry TYA Award.
Ushering in a cast of five young women, The Team is a rapid-fire, heart-squeezing, fiercely funny portrait of five teenagers facing the crushing weights of expectation, grief, fear, and identity as they stand on the precipice of their uncertain futures.
Written to be relevant, accessible, and compassionate, the play wrestles with the often homophobic jock culture and cyberbullying found in high schools. With performances in both St. Catharines’ FirstOntario Performing Art Centre and Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius
Produced by Essential Collective Theatre
In Association with: The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
& Theatre Aquarius
Supported by: Niagara Investment In Culture
Creative Team
Directed by Colin Bruce Anthes
Costume Design – Jo Pacinda
Set & Lighting Design – James McCoy
Sound Design – Ethan Rising
Production Manager – Rebecca Walsh
Stage Manager – Jessica Campbell- Manacle
Featuring
Lennon Bradford
Emily Lukasik
Kaitlin Race
Laura Welch
Kaylyn Valdez Scott
Blood Lightning
Story by Joseph Recinos
Created by Joseph Recinos and Colin Bruce Anthes
Niagara-raised performer Joseph Recinos guides through the complex terrain of being from two places at once. Through the use of traditional storytelling, hip-hop, movement, song and poetry, and travelling from Niagara to Guatemala to Standing Rock, this one-person show chronicles the true story of one artist’s reclaiming of their ancestral voice.
Creative Team
Directed by Colin Bruce Anthes
Set, Lighting and Projections Design by James McCoy
Wardrobe & Props Designed by Crystal Zettle
Sound Design by Classic Roots
Joseph Recinos*
Stage Manager – Jessica Campbell-Maracle
Production Manager – Rebecca Walsh
Photography by – Phoenix Rising Studio
Graphic Design by – Lila Bata-Walsh