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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.
- Location Martha Cohen Theatre (Arts Commons)
- Runtime 1 hr 35 min (no intermission)
- Tickets Single tickets now on sale
Advisories
Recommended for ages 14+
(adult language, mature content, partial nudity and sexual themes)
- 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
- Production Sponsor
Production Materials
- Selma Burke - Play Guide Download pdf
- Selma Burke - House Programme Download pdf
Cast and Creative Team
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