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Overview

The true story of the woman behind the American dime

Few know of Selma Burke, the Black American sculptor who played a major role in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1920s and 30s. Among her works is a bas-relief plaque of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which is now widely accepted to be the basis for the design on the American dime, and something for which she never received credit within her lifetime. A stirring play about the importance of art, courage, romance, and justice, Burke’s rarely-told story is brought to life in this world premiere by Calgary playwrights Maria Crooks and Caroline Russell-King.

Presented in partnership with Alberta Theatre Projects.

  • DIRECTOR
    DELICIA TURNER SONNENBERG
  • SET DESIGN
    HANNE LOOSEN
  • COSTUME DESIGN
    ADEJOKÉ TAIWO
  • LIGHTING DESIGN
    TIM RODRIGUES
  • SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION
    KATHRYN SMITH
  • PROJECTION DESIGN
    BRENDAN BRICELAND
  • MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHER
    JAVIER VILALTA
  • INTIMACY DIRECTOR
    ANASTASIA ST. AMAND
  • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
    LENNETTE RANDALL
  • VOICE & DIALECT COACH
    JANE MACFARLANE
  • STAGE MANAGER
    MEREDITH JOHNSON
  • ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
    JENNIFER YEUNG
  • APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER
    BRADY HILLMAN
  • CAST
    CHRISTOPHER CLARE, CHRISTOPHER HUNT, NORMA LEWIS, HEATHER PATTENGALE
  • TC MENTORS PROGRAM
    ANNA DALGLEISH - SET & COSTUME DESIGN, JESSICA ECKSTADT - VOICE & DIALECT
  • INTIMACY DIRECTOR MENTEE
    MEGAN WONG

Cast and Creative Team

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