About the play: Taking direct quotes from interviews with immigrants and refugees across Newfoundland and Labrador, NewfoundLanded explores their personal journeys of discovering and arriving in the province, falling in love, questioning their decision to come here, and ultimately calling it home.
What does home look like? What does it mean? How does it evolve with time?
Staging Requirements: Casting Breakdown:
-8 migrants to NL to play several characters.
Production History: NewfoundLanded was commissioned by TODOS Productions and generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and developed through partnerships with the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Culture Centre’s Arts Connector Program, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre and White Rooster Theatre.
A workshop production of NewfoundLanded was presented in association with White Rooster Theatre in November of 2022 at the LSPU Hall in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Playwrights: Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan, Santiago Guzmán & Nabila Qureshi Director: Azal Dosanjh Dramaturge: Keshia Palm Performers: A Powell, Amparo Montoya, Arturo Cuevas, Deepesh Paudel, Hanaa Mekawy, Jephthah Anga, Lydia Makaga, Yejide Emioladipupo. Stage Manager: James B. Elloso Costume, Set and Props Designer: Nico Paulo Sound Designers: Ana & Eric Lighting Designer: Reg Hoskins Producers: Ruth Lawrence, Santiago Guzmán, Meghan Greeley. Publicist: Nora de Mariaffi.
NewfoundLanded premiered in 2024 at the St. John’s Farmers Market in St. John’s, NL, produced by TODOS Productions in association with White Rooster Theatre with the following creative team:
Playwrights: Santiago Guzmán & Nabila Qureshi Director: Santiago Guzmán Assistant Director: Nabila Qureshi Choreographer: Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan Dramaturge: Keshia Palm Performers: A Powell, Amparo Montoya, Arturo Cuevas, Deepesh Paudel, Hanaa Mekawy, Jephthah Anga, Lydia Makaga, Selina Asgar Stage Manager: James B. Elloso Costume Designer: Nico Paulo Sound Designers: Ana & Eric Lighting Designer: Alison Crosby Set & Props Design: Brenda Duran Production Manager: Ana Pitol Production Assistant: Cassandra Munroe Marketing Coordinators: Brian Amadi & Reine Faiad
Get the script: To receive a copy of the script, please contact Santiago directly.