White Lion, Brown Tiger

Written by Vishesh Abeyratne and directed by Michelle Soicher, White Lion, Brown Tiger is a biting black comedy laced with wit and venom. In a thrift shop, a heated exchange between two Sri Lankan employees breaks out into a fight. Their manager tries to defuse the situation, bringing intracultural tensions and charged racial politics to the fore. But there may be more to the conflict than the two men are letting on…

White Lion, Brown Tiger is a charged exploration of workplace racism, toxic masculinity, performative allyship, and weaponized trauma.

Cast & crew:
Featuring: Natasha Fagant, Keith Fernandez, Matt Lacas
Stage Manager Elyse Quesnel
Production Manager: Yolanda Chow
Technical Director: Trinity McQuillan
Sound Designer: HeatherEllen Strain
Set & Lighting designer: Aurora Torok
Costume Designer: Maryanna Chan
Fight Coreographer: Zach Counsil

The performance’s runtime is an hour, followed by a talkback that can bring the show’s total length to an hour and a half.

We have formal talkbacks after the following shows, Oct 19th and Oct 22nd. More information to come.

The matinee on October 18th is a relaxed performance, October 21st is PWYC, and the October 22nd is mask mandatory. There will be masks provided.

CW: This play has physical violence, discusses war, and uses racial slurs and sexist language.