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THE FIRST STONE

BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE PRESENTS A NEW HARLEM PRODUCTIONS AND GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

An epic exploration of history, war, and forgiveness, The First Stone delves into the exploitation of child abductees, the communities from which these children are stolen, the determination to bring them home, and the hard road to reconciliation that follows. Through poetry and song, this world-premiere production follows one family’s effort to reunite, measuring the cost of holding on, and of letting go.

Donna-Michelle St Bernard // playwright
Yvette Nolan // director
Indrit Kasapi // production choreographer
Pulga Muchochoma // associate choreographer
Michelle Ramsay // lighting design
Maddie Bautista // sound design + composition + music direction
River Oliviera // associate sound design
Cameron Davis // projection
Jackie Chau // set design + props *Design Mentor
Sarah Yuen // props assistant *Design Mentee
Des’ree Gray // costume design
Sarah O’Brien // stage manager
Heather Bellingham // assistant stage manager
Alison Wong // producer
Charissa Wilcox // production manager
Shanae Sodhi // production associate
Sarah Waisvisz // chorus consultant (Toronto) + chorus director (Ottawa)

Tsholo Khalema // Ancestor
Michael-Lamont Lytle // Grandad
Uche Ama // Auntie
Dorothy A. Atabong // Mom
Makambe K Simamba // Girl
Daniel Jelani Ellis // Boy
Nawa Nicole Simon // Uma
Courage Bacchus // Ancestor Echo
Paul Smith // Kidogo
Taija Shonee Chung // Chorus
Gloria Mampuya // Chorus
Kendelle Parks // Chorus
Megan Legesse // Chorus
Tavaree Daniel-Simms // Chorus
Willow Martin // Chorus

Production Photos by Cylla von Tiedemann