A New Jersey Premiere staged reading of Waafrica 123, written by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko and directed by Ghana-based artist Kobina Hagan. The bold theatrical work examines queerness and identity through an African lens, with community partner National Queer Theater. Performers include Tẹmídayọ Amay, Amari Flynn, Bernadette Mira Hagen, Le'Asha Julius, Shiro Kihagi, and Christopher Tucker. Run time is 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Cast and Creative Team for Reading of Waafrica 123 at Mana Contemporary
Cast
Nicola Ratti
Ensemble
Refi Lesta Hakim
Ensemble
Gloria Dorliguzzo
Ensemble
Lola Dolores
Ensemble
Viogy Rupiyanto
Ensemble
Violano Rupiyanto
Ensemble
Carl Ponce Cubero
Ensemble
Venice Averyheart
Ensemble
Le'Asha Julius
Ensemble
DoKyung An
Ensemble
Lavy
Ensemble
Pritha Majumder
Ensemble
Amari Flynn
Ensemble
Tẹmídayọ Amay
Ensemble
Kevin Webb
Ensemble
Keith Surney
Ensemble
Hannah Silverman
Ensemble
Manuela Rentea
Ensemble
David Lovejoy
Ensemble
Caleb Lee Jenkins
Ensemble
Shiro Kihagi
Ensemble
Christopher Tucker
Ensemble
Edib Farhan
Ensemble
Bernadette Mira Hagen
Ensemble
Rajesh Roy
Ensemble
Sumit Roy
Ensemble
Jan Kus
Ensemble
Gabriel Vicéns
Ensemble
Ahmed Alom
Ensemble
Dan Martínez
Ensemble
Victor Pablo
Ensemble
Žan Tetičkovič aka Jean John
Ensemble
Rino Deza Pati
Ensemble
Hendri Faizal
Ensemble
Jan Mansfeld
Ensemble
Barbora Krupkova
Ensemble
Matej Andel
Ensemble
Marek Frnka
Ensemble
Andrea Bursova
Ensemble
Jiri Kniha
Ensemble
Ursula Tinoco
Ensemble
Katarina Misejkova
Ensemble
Raymond Cha
Ensemble
Juhwa Lee
Ensemble
Olivia Lee
Ensemble
Susan Lee
Ensemble
Suna Yun
Ensemble
Michael Rubenfeld
Ensemble
Paul Bargetto
Ensemble
Hao Bai
Ensemble
Becky Hubbert
Ensemble
Maya Tsou
Ensemble
Federico Restrepo
Ensemble
Braulio Basilio
Ensemble
Zlata Godnova
Ensemble
Masha Vasilevskaya
Ensemble
Juan Pablo Toro
Ensemble
Natasha Bogojevic
Ensemble
Danny Rockett
Ensemble
Zeljko Djukic
Ensemble
Olga Levina
Ensemble
Tomek Smolarski
Ensemble
Scott Gibbons
Ensemble
Elliana Lynch-Daniels
Ensemble
Miloslav Konig
Ensemble
Vaclav Vasak
Ensemble
Anezka Kubatova
Ensemble
Dita Kaplanova
Ensemble
Magdalena Sidonova
Ensemble
Honza Hajek
Ensemble
Jiri Vyoralek
Ensemble
Olga Rabetskaya
Ensemble
Dodo Gombar
Ensemble
David Chorowski
Ensemble
Daniel Basilio-Fernandez
Ensemble
Garik Bagdagyulyan
Ensemble
Aliya Kamenshikov
Ensemble
Emma Weiss
Ensemble
Creative Team
Carolyn Dorfman
Choreographer
Denise Greber
Director
Federico Restrepo
Director
Federico Restrepo
Choreographer
Hao Bai
Sound Design
Becky Hubbert
Costume Design
Maya Tsou
Stage Manager
Martin Frantisak
Director
Martin Frantisak
Stage Adjustment
Johana Souckova Nemcova
Dramaturgy
Johana Souckova Nemcova
Stage Adjustment
Eva Zezula
Stage Design and Costumes
Zoja Mikotova
Choreography
Frantisek Pechacek
Video Projection
Masha Vasilevskaya
Music Director/Composer
Natasha Bogojevic
Original Music
Jan Mikulasek
Director
Dora Stedronova
Dramatization
Dora Stedronova
Dramaturgy
Marek Cpin
Set and Costumes
Mariano Marquez
Lighting Design
Mariana Marquez
Technical Direction and Design
Maksim Cherepanov
Sound Design + Live Sound Engineer
Aleksandra Sikorskaya
Costumes.
Olga Levina
Executive Producer
Tomek Smolarski
Co-Producer and Curator
Scott Gibbons
Co-Creator
Gloria Dorliguzzo
Movement Care
Nicola Ratti
Sound Technician
Zeljko Djukic
Director
Danny Rockett
Sound Design
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