Disability Tour Bus - A Radio Play Podcast by Amy Amantea & Rena Cohen
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Realwheels Theatre presents Disability Tour Bus! Written by Amy Amantea and Rena Cohen, Disability Tour Bus follows Shiloh, a young wheelchair-user, as they navigate their first day as a guide for “Funcouver Bus Tours”. Working alongside longtime employee and relentless dad-joker, Hugh, Shiloh struggles to stick to the “Funcouver” script when so much of “Canada’s most wheelchair-accessible city” is still so incredibly inaccessible. People and politics collide until a new passenger, Tess, comes aboard and offers unexpected common ground. The tour must go on! Because there’s someone special waiting for Tess at the end. At least she hopes there is... ---- This podcast was recorded using binaural technology. For the best listening experience, use headphones! 🎧 ---- Realwheels Theatre creates and produces performances that deepen understanding of disability experience. Donate Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11823?v2=true ---- Disability Tour Bus was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of the Union of B.C. Performers (UBCP/ACTRA) Playwrights: Amy Amantea & Rena Cohen Director: Rena Cohen Dramaturg: Dennis Foon Sound Designer/Editor: Malcolm Dow Production Manager: Jordyn Wood Stage Manager: Kayleigh Sandomirsky Poster Graphic Designer: Marie Hoyt-Pariury Cast: Lenard Stanga as HUGH Cadence Rush Quibell as SHILOH Amy Amantea as TESS Mack Gordon as PARKER/TOURIST/DAVE Caitlyn Bairstow as FEMALE VOICES (various) Ian Hanlin as MALE VOICES (various) Lauren Jackson as FEMALE VOICES (various) For more information about the #DTB team, visit our digital program: realwheels.ca/disability-tour-bus/digital-program SPECIAL THANKS TO Lindsey Adams, Jake Anthony, Andrea Araszewski, Alfiya Battalova, DB Boyko, Jason Broadfoot, Emily Grace Brook, Arnold Cheng, Coast Mountain Bus Company, Nico Dicecco, Cadence Konopaki, Liesl Lafferty, Andrew Laurenson, Allyson McGrane, Peg Mercer, Rick Parnell, Siobhan Powell, Caspar Ryan, Xin Xuan Song, Spinal Cord Injury BC (SCI-BC), Julie White, Nicole Whitford, Tami Gabay, Josh Morris, Janet Munsil. This podcast is generously supported by the British Columbia Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the Hamber Foundation, McLean Foundation, Metro Vancouver, and Deux Mille Foundation. We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia. This production was recorded and broadcast from the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, at GGRP Sound Studios. In the near-future, this podcast feed will be a home for artist-talks, community-engaged content, and plenty of stories that we’re just starting to get excited about. To stay up to date, you can follow us on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook @RealwheelsTheatre.
