real boi
(or The Tragedie of Pinocchio in Five Comedic Acts)
Written by Camille Pavlenko
About The Play
real boi
Written by Camille Pavlenko
Once there was a woman
A woman who carved a boy
A boy in tree’s clothing
And all that poor,
poor wily and wooden wretch ever wanted
was to become…
to become!
The classic Pinocchio fairy tale comes to new life in this wild, adventurous, and edgy new adaptation which explores what it means to be a “real boy” or a “real boi” or maybe just real.
Recommended for ages 12+. Contains mature language and themes.
Cast and Crew
Kate Noriega
Actor (Pinocchio Primo)
Kate is overjoyed to be a part of The Poison Squad! She is in grade 7 at Westmount Charter School, and is 13. When not…
Chloe "Reese" Arsenault
Actor (Pinocchio Secondo)
Reese has been acting for over 10 years and so far CYPT has been their favorite theatre company to work with! Real boi will be…
Lula Arias
Actor (Pinocchio Terzo)
Lula Arias is very excited to be ASMing with Poison Squad, and to be adding the show’s songs to their already out-of-this-world weird music taste.…
Maeve Baker
Actor (Mastro Petta)
Maeve is 14 and in Grade 9. When she is not acting, she loves reading mystery novels, playing The Sims 4, and solving EXIT games…
Nadya Dunfield
Actor (Tree #2)
Nadya’s acting journey started in middle school as a way to fill a class slot, but quickly became one of their biggest passions as they…
Elizabeth McDonald
Actor (Bartolo)
Liz is thrilled to be performing this year with CYPT. They are 13 and in the 8th grade. They have always enjoyed acting and have…
Maya Dixon
Actor (Basilio/A Talking Cricket/Ghost of Talking Cricket/Son of Talking Cricket)
After 6 years with CYPT, Maya is performing in their 9th show with this amazing company! Maya is 13 years old and in 8th grade.…
Tessa Laidlaw
Actor (Tosca)
Tessa is a grade 9 student at Mount Royal Middle School. This is her third performance at CYPT and she is thrilled to have joined…
Molly Corkey Flatters
Actor (Silvio)
Molly is a full time student at Central Memorial High School and part-time princess with YYC princess who is THRILLED to be making her debut…
Riley Davidson
Actor (Cosi)
Riley’s love of the fine arts began early, as she started singing before she could talk. From there her interests grew, and she studied piano…
Izyan Ali
Actor (Lampwick)
Izyan, or Izy, is in grade 11 and is involved in all kinds of art. He plays the Alto Saxophone, is an avid photographer, painter,…
Viktor Clayton
Actor (Ambrogio/TV Producer)
Viktor Clayton has always been passionate about acting and the arts and is stoked to be working on the team of THE POISON SQUAD. He…
Elliot Davidge
Actor (Tonio)
Elliot is in 8th grade and is very excited to be in their first production. Though this is their first play, they have received stage…
Ruby Gaudet
Actor (Rossini/Pagliaccio/Tree #1)
Ruby Gaudet is so stoked to be playing Chef Fanny in Poison Squad. It’s probably one of her top five roles, in tight competition with…
Harley Fielding
Actor (Announcer/Ensemble)
Harley is in grade 8, and when she’s not acting she can be found (constantly) listening to music while cooking, reading, and finding random dogs…
Parker Painchaud
Actor (Cesare/Ensemble)
Poison Squad is Parker’s third production with CYPT. He most recently enjoyed channelling his inner villain playing Cesare in Real Boi (CYPT) Parker loves to…
Shayan Ali
Actor (TV Producer)
Shayan is a 13-year-old young actor who loves to act. He originally found about it from his older brother and also soon loved it. He…
Camille Pavlenko
Playwright
She is a playwright and actor whose previous work has won and been short-listed for awards from, amongst others, the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Theatre…
Kathryn Smith
Director
Kathryn (or KP) is a designer, director, and creator who has worked across western Canada. They have worked on and created a multitude of projects…
Lisa Floyd
Stage Manager
Lisa Floyd was born and raised here in Moh’kins’tsis and has been a growing artist and member of the theatre community for the past 10…
Aurora Howlett
Assistant Stage Manager
Aurora Howlett is 15 years old and is super excited to be ASMing her first show! Aurora has been in two plays with CYPT, “STOP”…
Charlotte Fursier
Assistant Stage Manager
Charlotte is a Grade 11 theatre nerd who is especially excited to be working for CYPT for the first time in an assistant stage manager role.…
Abbie Brokenshire
Costume Design
Abbie Brokenshire is a Calgary based costume designer, wardrobe technician and stylist. She is delighted to be designing and collaborating with so many talented artists…
Ben Gaudet
Sound Design
Ben Gaudet is a CYPT alumni and an emerging theatre artist in Calgary, having been involved with a number of projects here including A Play…
Brianna Johnston
Fight Choreographer
A CYPT alum herself, Brianna is thrilled to be back with the wonderful folks at CYPT! She has had the pleasure of working all across…
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