The Good Person of Setzuan [Vancouver, 1998]

The Good Person of Setzuan [Vancouver, 1998]

theatre production / spectacle de théâtre

Ruby Slippers Theatre | Touchstone Theatre | Vancouver Moving Theatre

Vancouver, British Columbia

multiple locations / lieux multiples

1998-08-14 to 1998-08-23 [performances]

Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.

Lazarus, John; adapt.

Danza, Joseph (Pepe); compos. | Dessau, Paul; compos.

Brown, Diane; dir./metteur en scène | Dunn, Katrina; dir./metteur en scène; Hunter, Terry; dir./metteur en scène (spectacle) | Walling, Savannah; dir./metteur en scène (spectacle)

Danza, Joseph (Pepe); dir. music.

Tseng, Camille; sets/scénogr.

Di Maio, Sabrina; costumes

Bort, Annie; lantern creator | Bort, Barbara; properties | Chantler, David; shadow play designer | Crowther, Kendra; production assistant | Dittrich, Dorothy; song arrangment | Hahn, Catherine; stilts | Hamilton, Lorraine; stage manager | Hunter, Terry; torch animateur | Ippersiel, Micheline; props assistant | Jardine, Paula; pyrotechnic design | Lion, Eugene; consultant on Brecht and script | Lyster, Lauri; musical rehearsal co-director, assistant musical arranger | Parker, Lorilyn; assistant technical director | Purcell, Simon; stilts | Quam, Reva; costume assistant, puppet creator | Scott, George; technical director | Tetrault, Richard; original artwork | Tsang, Theresa; assistant stage manager | Zingaro, Linde; puppet creator

Chai, Camyar; act. (role: Wong, Grandfather, Waiter) | Collier, Kim; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta) | Hill, Steven; act. (role: Third God, Carpenter, Shu Fu, Priest) | Kis, Yurij; act. (role: Sister-in-law, Cop) | Krown, Shandra; act. (role: torch dancer) | McDonald, Ian Ross; act. (role: Singer) | Norris, Sonia; act. (role: Second God, Mi Tzu, Unemployed Woman, Mrs. Yang) | Petten, Dawn; act. (role: Wife, Young Hooker) | Tait, James Fagan; act. (role: First God, Mrs. Shin, Old Hooker) | Wapp, Bessie; act. (role: Singer) | Weise, Jesse; act. (role: torch dancer) | Wrenshall, Ishil; act. (role: torch dancer) | Young, Jonathon; act. (role: Husband, Yang Sun)

Danza, Joseph (Pepe); musician/musicien. | Hunter, Terry; musician/musicien. | Lyster, Lauri; musician/musicien. | Walling, Savannah; musician/musicien.

lang.: English / anglais

Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan

Occasion: Brecht in the Park

The projected Vancouver venues for the outdoor production were Victoria Park (14-15 Aug.), MacLean Park (18-19 Aug.), and Nelson Park (22-23 Aug.).

"The Setzuan Sun 2028." Program for "The Good Person of Setzuan", Vancouver, 1998. Private archive.
Walling, Savannah. Interview. Conducted by Joerg Esleben, Vancouver, 5 June 2019, https://biblio.uottawa.ca/omeka1/brecht-canada/exhibits/show/analyses/interviews/walling.

Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa