CJLC Presents: THE WHALE

In a dying Maine port town, the arrival of a sperm whale reopens a young widow’s grief and unsettles a priest’s faith, as she begins to believe the mammal is her husband returned.

THE WHALE is a original surrealist epic stage play about belief, obsession, and what we cling to when the world begins to slip, interweaving text, movement, and music.

STARRING

Violeta Reyes as Aila
Rayan Ali as Walter
Kmar El-Matri as Aisha
Calidore Robinson as Husband

THE TEAM

Writer and Director: Yusuf Luqman
Producer: Venska Pongoh
Executive Producer: Fenris Zimmer
Music Director: Jake David
Choreographer: Luke Garbacz
Visual Lead: Julia Kirby
Dramaturg: Mason Deas

Tech Lead: Quinn Molot
Assistant Visual Lead: Nora Zhu
Assistant Director: Rayan Ali
Assistant Music Director: Charlie King
Assistant Producer: Jeanne Fontaine

Set Designer: Zoë Holmes
Sound Designer: Joan Park
Lighting Designer: Umer Naru
Costume Designer: Sophia Ho
Costume Designer: Amelia Hemmings
Hair and Makeup Designer: Jayna Rohslau
Props Designer: Julia Zagar

Assistant Sound Designer: Hadassah Weinmartin
A1: Mia Liang
A2: Hadassah Weinmartin
Production Assistant: Carter McKinzie