May 1 – May 11 | Firehall Theatre

THE FRONTLINERS

by Zahida Rahemtulla
a Blackout Art Society, Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre Production
Directed by Derek Chan

Zahida Rahemtulla (The Wrong Bashir) brings another comedic drama, The Frontliners, to the Firehall stage.

The Frontliners takes audiences to an East Vancouver hotel in early 2016 where three beleaguered employees scramble to find homes for new families from Syria in the midst of a housing crisis.

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Event Details

The Frontliners was originally developed by the Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver, British Columbia as a part of their Emerging Playwrights’ Unit in 2019 with dramaturgy by Stephen Drover. It later received the Fringe New Play Prize and was developed with Playwrights Theatre Centre (PTC) for two years through the 2021-22 New Play in Development Prize. A workshop production of The Frontliners was a special presentation at the 2022 Vancouver Fringe Festival, in association with Playwrights Theatre Centre with dramaturgy by Davey Samuel Calderon.

We extend our thanks for the collaboration and support of Ruby Slippers Theatre and their Artist Residency Program and the Silk Road Institute for their invaluable support and collaboration on The Frontliners. We also gratefully acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council. Finally, this work was made possible through the generous contributions of Bonnie Mah.

Showtimes

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Tuesdays ___

Wednesdays – 1PM & 7:30PM

Thursdays – 1PM & 7:30PM

Fridays – 7:30PM

Saturdays – 3PM & 7:30PM

Sundays – 3PM

Special Performances

Pay-What-You-Can: Wednesdays at 1PM

Throwback Thursday: Thursdays 7:30PM

Ticket Prices

Centre $39

Sides $32

Student / Seniors $30

Wednesdays Matinees – PWYC

Throwback Thursday (7:30PM) – $20

Cast

Nadia: Janavi Chawla

Omar: Francis Dowlatabadi

Yusuf: Adrian Neblett

Creative and Production Team

by Zahida Rahemtulla
a Blackout Art Society, Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre Production

Playwright: Zahida Rahemtulla

Director: Derek Chan

Dramaturg: Stephen Drover

Props Designer: Monica Emme

Lighting Designer: Jonathan Kim

Co-Composer and Cultural Consultant: Farouk Al-Sajee

Composer: Ruby Singh

Associate Sound Designer: June Hsu

Stage Manager: Evan Ren

Apprentice Stage Manager: Bernice Paet

Production Manager: Jamie Sweeney

Assistant Director: Adele Noronha

Cultural Consultants: Aksam Alyousef, Aya Adra, Oussayma Canbarieh, Majd Agha

Technical Director: Jethro Allen-Martin

Photo: Zahida Rahemtulla by Marjo Wright

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