MEGAN SANDBERG-ZAKIAN
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Sila
by Chantal Bilodeau
directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Underground Railway Theater Company, Cambridge, MA, April 24-May 25, 2014

On Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, eight characters – including a climatologist, an Inuit activist, and two polar bears – find their values challenged as they grapple with a rapidly changing environment and world. Winner of the Inaugural Woodward International Playwriting Prize, Sila blends Inuit myth with contemporary Arctic policy, three languages (English, French, and Inukitut), and spoken word poetry to illuminate competing interests shaping the future of the local Inuit population and of our planet.
Cast
Kuvageegai: Jaime Carillo
Leanna: Reneltta Arluk
Thomas: Robert Murphy
Jean: Nael Nacer
Veronica/Mama Bear: Sophorl Ngin
Daughter Bear: Theresa Nguyen
Raphael: Danny Bryck
Puppeteers: Skye Ellis, Gabrielle Weiler

Design
Set: Szu-Feng Chen
Lights: David Roy
Costumes: Albulena Aborovci
Sound: Emily Auciello
Puppet Design: David Fichter
Props: Joe Stallone

Click here for a video showing the design and puppets in motion!
"Poetic imagery, spoken word poetry... sophisticated humor, white-knuckle suspense, tragedy, and tenderness... This is a show that takes theater and us into new territory that's both very stimulating and satisfying." - MetroWest Daily News

Read the Sila Director's Note

All photos by A.R. Sinclair Photography. Click on any photo for a larger view or slideshow.
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