PRESENTS

If you don’t fight for what you want, then who will?
– Kevin Nguyen

“Identity. Belonging. Away with place it goes.

Away with time it goes.
Away with home it goes.”
– Lucy Luo
MISCELLANEOUS Productions is proud to present their 2018 / 2019 new work,
AWAY with HOME, September 27 and 28 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.
What do home, identity, and belonging mean to you? With those three questions
in mind, director Elaine Carol began rehearsals of AWAY with HOME, working with
youth from the community who drew from their own personal experiences. Together,
they have created an entirely new work that explores issues of immigration, racism,
mental health, bullying, maturation, family, victimization, identity, and belonging.
AWAY with HOME is a transdisciplinary performance work that features five youth
from the community ranging in age from 14 to 22. AWAY with HOME combines
contemporary and hip hop dance, neo-soul pop and hip hop music, Taiko drumming,
image theatre, performance art, and poetry to examine the thematic questions.

About MISCELLANEOUS Productions: MISCELLANEOUS Productions is a hip

hop theatre boot camp for youth from the community. We present to the public an
original theatrical work every two years, and tour internationally, give free peer-run
workshops for at-risk youth, and make films about our performances. We integrate
artistic disciplines with community development models and popular culture and
educate the public and professional artists about the prevention of, and responses
to, the challenges facing youth who deal with multiple barriers.

Dedication of AWAY with HOME: Natasha D’Angostino had been working with
the cast members as a singing/vocal coach for our current production early in our
process. She was in to work with us on January 5, 2019 in the late afternoon and it
was an incredible session. She brought in two Stevie Wonder songs to get our youth
used to singing soul, and had them harmonizing. Singing with them, her voice was
completely beautiful, her tone rich and full as she joined them in “Isn’t She Lovely.”
She touched the hearts and minds of our youth cast members and professional staff.
Natasha passed later that evening in a tragic car accident. This performance work is
dedicated to the memory of Natasha D’Angostino, her light, her voice, her music.

Note: MISCELLANEOUS Productions and The Dance Centre are fragrance-free. Please refrain from
wearing any scented products, including perfumes, essential oils, hair and body products, and
laundry detergents. The chemicals in scented products make some people sick and can cause severe
asthma, allergies, headaches, nausea, etc. Thank you.
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MONOLOGUES Kissing Slowly ‘til the End

Cats and Blame Written and performed by Kevin
Written and performed by Lennox Nguyen, with Arjun Panesar, Lucy
Johnston-Yu, with Kevin Nguyen, Luo, Lennox Johnston-Yu and
Lucy Luo and Arjun Panesar as the Zefanya Hardhian as The Chorus of
Abstract Cats. Nagging Parents.
Uncertain Tornado Karmina
Written and performed by Zefanya Written by Karmina Chang and
Hardhian, with Arjun Panesar as the performed by Lennox Johnston-Yu.
Colonizer’s Son. Dear Father/The White Knight
Uprooted Written and performed by Arjun Panesar.
Written and performed by Lucy Luo.
MUSIC Sound Design/Opening Section
All original compositions were Composer Dennis Burke
commissioned by MISCELLANEOUS Hip Hop and Neo-Soul Composer –
Productions for AWAY with HOME. Lyrics & Performance Natasha Pheko
Longing for Home Taiko and Contemporary New Music
Composed by Bonnie Soon and Composers/Teachers Bonnie Soon
Jason Overy of Uzume Taiko Drum and Jason Overy of Uzume Taiko
Group Society.
Singing Instructors/Vocal Coaches
Contemporary Choreography by Dawn Pemberton, Juhli Conlinn and
Amber Funk Barton in collaboration Emily Best
with the Youth Cast.
Breathing Instructor Zoe Green
I Ain’t No Superman
Music and Lyrics by Natasha Pheko. Hip Hop and Streetdance
Engineered and mixed by Jaime Choreography/Teacher Natasha Gorie
Estalella Giron. Contemporary Choreography/Teacher
Choreography by Natasha Gorrie. Amber Funk Barton
Tomoni hataraku (Work together) - Assistant Director/Assistant
Taiko Drum composition Choreographer Dominique Wakeland
Composed by Bonnie Soon and
Jason Overy of Uzume Taiko Drum Assistant Directors Brishkay Ahmed
Group Society. and Michelle Leona Beatch

Community Support Worker

Alex Danard
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Performed by The Ensemble. Indigenous Outreach Consultants
Dakota Prince and Michelle Leona
Refuge
Beatch
Music and Lyrics by Natasha Pheko.
Engineered and mixed by Jaime Outreach Dominique Wakeland,
Estalella Giron. Alex Danard, Megan Solis de
Leon, Jesse Charles Cowell, Jesse
Choreography by Elaine Carol with
Cheung, Veronica Berezowsky,
support by Amber Funk Barton and
Jorge Alcala and Sabera Hamid
Dominique Wakeland.
Creator, Director & Dramaturge Production Manager/Technical Director
Elaine Carol.Executive Producer Katja Schlueter
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTIONS. Stage Manager Melanie Thompson
Youth Writer/Performers Zefanya
Costume Assistant Valeria Maichen
Hardhian, Lennox Johnston-Yu,
Lucy Luo, Kevin Nguyen and Arjun Costume Dresser Jessica Sheck
Panesar Make-up Artists/ Instructors Zoraida
Set & Props Design Yvan Morissette Martinez, Amanda Keleher, Alyssa
Satow, and Yukie Shigemoto
Costume Design Megan Leson
Hair Stylist Jessica Stotts
Lighting Design Brad Trenaman
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Production Coordinator Public Relations Writer/Editor
Renzo Pastorino Kevin Dale McKeown of kdm
Film Marketing Coordinator communications
Lidiya Bejiga Website Design Julian Anton
Set Designer’s Assistant Publicist Assistant Kelly Phelan
Marcus Vaillant
Graphic Design Corporate Graphics
Set Construction Elia Kirby
Productions Studio Photography Amanda Skuse
Live Documentation Photography
Film Document Director Elaine Carol Chris Randle
Director of Photography Steven
Miko Burns Bookkeeper/Accountants Ashley
Slobodian, Anna Duhn and George
2nd Camera Thom Stitt, Renzo
Skivranos of BDO Canada
Pastorino and Trona Garvie
Location Sound Recordist Art Young AWAY with HOME runs approximately
58 minutes and is performed without an
Editor Mary Ungerleider
intermission.
Publicist Marnie Wilson of Artsbiz After every performance there will be a
Public Relations talk-back session. This Q&A / feedback
session will be moderated by Eric Wong
Social Media Management Barb and Elaine Carol, and feature the youth
Snelgrove of megamouthmedia performers.
consulting
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MISCELLANEOUS Credit Union VanCity

PRODUCTIONS SOCIETY Insurance Callow Insurance
Artistic Director - Elaine Carol Associates Ltd., HUB International
and Encon
BOARD MEMBERS
Kurt Horne – President Member of the Alliance for Arts &
Robert Wilson – Vice-President Culture.
Michael Parfett – Treasurer Member of the ACEbc - Association
Jacob Rutgers – Secretary of Community Educators of British
Linda Leigh Downs Columbia
Aman Malhi
Christian Ott
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Savannah Walling Vancouver School Board
Jack Zipes Judith Marcuse (VSB)
Marnie Rice Ruth Howard VSB’s Engaged Immigrant
Cherryl Masters Mirna Zagar Youth Program
Metha Brown Robin Naiman Sir Charles Tupper
Sue-Ellen Gerritsen Alice Jones Secondary School Dance
Monique Lacerte-Roth Dance Centre staff: Department
Cathy Hunt Andrea Isea, Ashka Gladstone Secondary
David Lau Dudzic and Mauricio School Dance
Jenny Kwan, MP Larry Garnot Department
Dr. Hedy Fry, MP Karelya Medialdea S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (Surrey)
Melanie Mark, MLA Nicole Werstiuk QMUNITY/GAB – Queer
Shane Simpson, MLA Kailyn Johnson Youth Group
Carven Li Dakota Prince Presentation House
TELUS Vancouver Brenda Prince Theatre
Community Fund Staff Clark Janes Capilano University
Nini Baird Phil Schulze Technical Theatre
Dr. Aida Sadr Cariboo Action Training Program
Colleen Rogan Society Elia Kirby
Kevin Dale McKeown Prince George Immigrant Families of all youth
Michelle Leona Beatch and Multicultural Services involved in AWAY with
Sabera Hamid Society (IMSS) HOME
Megan Solis de Leon Westbank First Nations -
Jorge Alcala Youth Programs All our funders, sponsors,
Veronica Berezowsky Love Intersections community partners and
Oparin Ortiz Britannia Community donors
Charles and Mary Services Society – Teen MISCELLANEOUS
Ungerleider Centre, Indigenous Productions’ Volunteer
James Pond Youth Group, and Latin Board of Directors
Terry Hunter American Youth Group

Photo: Amanda Skuse

 COMMUNITY PARTNER

FUNDERS

We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia

GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL DONORS

James Pond | R. Cole Harris | Eric D. Wong | Dr. George Tien

Fiona Old | Elaine Carol | Brenda Joy Lem

www.miscellaneousproductions.ca
Cover photo: Amanda Skuse

MISCELLANEOUS Productions @misccommunity

MISCELLANEOUS Productions is a registered Canadian charitable society.

Donations are fully tax deductible and always welcome.