Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz. Set Designers Nina Lee Aquino and Michelle Ramsay / Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay / Costume Designer Joanna Yu

trace

2019-11-12 20:00 2019-11-23 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: trace

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21568

Produced by Factory Theatre (Toronto)

This poised, witty and heartfelt piece by Jeff Ho brings to life a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother – each of whom made difficult and life-altering decisions to protect their families, moving from China to Hong Kong to downtown Toronto. With gambling debts, unfaithful husbands, rebellious teenagers and several tables of gossiping Majohng players, trace draws a line from occupied China to present-day Toronto, revealing universal...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
November 12 - 23, 2019
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Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz. Set Designers Nina Lee Aquino and Michelle Ramsay / Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay / Costume Designer Joanna Yu
Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz.
Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz.
Theatre Drama
“There's an elegant fierceness to the piece and Ho's performance.” Globe and Mail
  • ≈ 90 minutes · No intermission
Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz.
Jeff Ho © Dahlia Katz.
NAC English Theatre Presentation

Produced by Factory Theatre (Toronto)

This poised, witty and heartfelt piece by Jeff Ho brings to life a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother – each of whom made difficult and life-altering decisions to protect their families, moving from China to Hong Kong to downtown Toronto.

With gambling debts, unfaithful husbands, rebellious teenagers and several tables of gossiping Majohng players, trace draws a line from occupied China to present-day Toronto, revealing universal truths about hardship and hope along the way.

Please Note: There are no latecomers admitted to the performance.

Artists

  • jeff-ho
    Written, composed and performed by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)
  • nina-web
    Directed by Nina Lee Aquino
  • Lighting and Co-Set Designer Michelle Ramsay
  • joanna-yu-web
    Costume Designer Joanna Yu
  • matt-mcgeachy
    Production Dramaturg Matt McGeachy
  • andrea-baggs-headshot-2
    Stage Manager Andrea Baggs
  • factory-logo
    theatre company Factory
  • Written, composed and performed by Jeff Ho
  • Directed by Nina Lee Aquino
  • Co-Set Designer Nina Lee Aquino
  • Lighting and Co-Set Designer Michelle Ramsay
  • Costume Designer Joanna Yu
  • Production Dramaturg Matt McGeachy
  • Stage Manager Andrea Baggs
  • Head of Wardrobe Chanti Laliberte