In My Day, a new work for the stage from playwright Rick Waines and Zee Zee Theatre
From left to right_ John Paul Catungal, Shawn Macdonald, Rick Waines, Jackson Wai Chung Tse, Allan Morgan, Scott Button, Patti Allan, Cameron Mackenzie, Sabrina Symington, Alen Dominguez, Issiah Bull Bear, Ivy Charles, Tara Cheyenne Friede.jpg
By Rick Waines
co-produced by Norman Armour & Rick Waines
The Cultch is thrilled to present the world premiere of In My Day, a new work for the stage from playwright Rick Waines and Zee Zee Theatre, playing at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre, December 2-11.
In My Day is a verbatim work of contemporary drama that exists at the cross section of disability and memorial arts. Centred around HIV’s impact on Vancouver, it is a story of pandemic response with extraordinary victories and heartbreaking failure. Inspired by a community-based oral history research project in 2017, titled HIV In My Day which was initiated at the University of Victoria interviewing long-term survivors and caregivers who lived through the first 15 years of the HIV pandemic in British Columbia. The collected stories and reflections would honour the voices of women, people of colour, Indigenous folks, trans, people who use[d] injection drugs, and others, alongside those of cis-gender gay men.
Written by: Rick Waines
Direction and Dramaturgy: Shawn Macdonald
Costume Design: Christopher David Gauthier
Choreography: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Intimacy Direction: Megan Gilron and Karyn Mott
Lighting Design: John Webber
Sound Design: MJ Coomber
Set Design: Kimira Reddy
Stage Manager: Angela Beaulieu
Assistant Stage Manager: Liam Kearns
Featuring: Patti Allan, Nick Miami Benz, Scott Button, Ivy Charles, Braiden Houle, Allan Morgan, Alen Dominguez, Cameron Peal, Sabrina Symington, Jackson Wai Chung Tse, and Kelsey Kanatan Wavey.
Produced with Norman Armour & Rick Waines
Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE)
Chair: Dr. John Paul (JP) Catungal
Members: William Flett, Sandy Lambert, and Dr. Surita Parashar.
About Zee Zee Theatre
Zee Zee Theatre believes in individual stories that provoke and inspire us, and that foster common understanding and empathy across our diverse human experiences.
We are devoted to telling diverse stories and amplifying the voices of those on the margins with a focus on LGBTQ2SI+ communities. Zee Zee explores intimate moments through which the infinite complexity of human character can be revealed
