Yoga Play
SYRACUSE STAGE
ABOUT THE WORK :
Joan has a big problem. Recently named CEO of athletic-wear giant Jojomon—think high-end brand that’s part 60s one-hit-wonder and part citrus fruit—she even more recently learned that a BBC investigative team is about to expose her Bangladeshi manufacturer of lavender-scented yoga pants as an exploiter of child labor. Suddenly, Jojomon’s family of customers is all atwitter with accusations of inauthenticity. Only one solution will do—find a reclusive and revered yogi to serve as a spokesman and restore the company’s all-important claim to authenticity.
They find him all right.
The rest is two hours of a delightfully satirical comedy by Dipika Guha, a talent to watch and recipient of a Venturous Playwright Fellowship by The Lark.
MY ROLE :
John/Allan Carr/Mr. Kapoor/Guruji
OUR TEAM :
Writer :
Dipika Guha
Director :
Melissa Crespo
Scenic Designer :
Ann Byersdorfer
Costume Designer :
Johanna Pan
Lighting Designer :
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound Designer :
Mark Van Hare
Projection Designer :
Lisa Renkel
Dialect Coach :
Susan Cameron
Dramaturg :
Sidikha Ashraf
Associate Director :
Caitlin Sullivan
Production Stage Manager :
Stuart Plymesser
Casting :
Bass/Valle Casting
CAST :
Octavia Chavez-Richmond
Romola, and others
Andrea Cirie
Joan
Christopher Gurr
John, and others
Ricky Pak
Fred
ADDITIONAL CREDITS :
Student Assistant Director: Puaseisei (Pua) Patu-Tanielu Assistant Scenic Designer: Theron Wineinger
Associate Lighting Designer: Alex DeNevers
Associate Projection Designer and Video Programmer: Brian Pacelli
Animator: Wayne Bryant
1st Production Assistant: Em Piraino
2nd Production Assistant: Erin Brett
Wardrobe & Wig Supervisor: Michael King
Sound Assistant/Board Op: Dan McLain
Electrician/Board Op: Susan Pipolo
Official Hotel for Guest Artists: Collegian Hotel & Suites Syracuse
SYRACUSE STAGE LEADERSHIP :
Robert Hupp, Artistic Director
Jill A. Anderson, Managing Director
Melissa Crespo, Associate Artistic Director
Kyle Bass, Resident Playwright
January 19 - February 6, 2022
FULL PRODUCTION PROGRAM :
REVIEWS
"...sharp satire and winning performances make it a welcome break from our winter of uncertainty ... the ensemble handles the comedy to dizzying effect."
— Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard
"...a comic goldmine... sharply directed by Melissa Crespo ... excessively farcical mayhem is the heart of the humor. 'Yoga Play' succeeds as a comical tour de force of contraries."
