We are VERY excited to share that Growing Up Regent, a Kick Start Arts Production, had its World Premiere opening at the Summerworks Performance Festival!
Photos by Sheena D Robertson and Tony Le
We sold out, and our cast and crew put on an amazing show! Packed with love, laughs and tears, Growing Up Regent made its impact and will not soon be forgotten.
Growing Up Regent is a play created from within Toronto’s oldest public housing community. After the shooting death of sixteen year old Travis, his chosen family struggles with grief, guilt, the police, and adult decisions made way too young. Will Lila find solace in her spoken word? Will Kalima’s foray into social media help or hinder? Will Fleurie’s friends be able to intervene before it’s too late? A testament to the significance of love and family in hard times, Growing Up Regent asks the question – What would you do for the people you love?
With a sold out house, our cast and crew put on an amazing show! Packed with love, laughs and tears, Growing Up Regent made its impact and will be a night not soon forgotten.
If you would like to continue to support KSA’s free training program that brought this story (and many more!) to life, please support our Go Fund Me. All proceeds will go toward supporting the development of our feature film, and future free programming for and by youth. To see the impact of our programming watch this wonderful interview done with two of our long-time participants. (below)
Growing Up Regent
Created by:
Actors: Abdullahi Ali, Tony Le, Amanda Pileggi, Zahara Edwards, Rafidah Min Naing, John Cleland
Lead Writers: Abdullahi Ali and Spider R. Hetherington
Additional Writing: Baker Albach, Jackie Batsinduka, Peter Cockett, Mandeq Hassan, Tajvin Kazi, Tony Le, Ola Njoku, Amanda Pileggi, and Tom Solomon Maenga
Spoken Word: Ola Njoku and Giselle Jones
Dramaturgy: Paula Wing and Sheena D. Robertson
Direction: Sheena D. Robertson
Production Manager: Mandeq Hassan
Stage Manager: Keara Hicks
Production Design: Nancy Ciccone
Projection Design: Laura Cardeño