The Perfect Immigrant

The Perfect Immigrant follows Levi, a young Nigerian man pursuing a masters degree in Dublin, as he encounters the everyday obstacles of being an immigrant in Ireland while carrying with him the (literal and emotional) baggage from home. The script moves fluidly between comedy and heartbreak, as Levi learns the meaning of "what's the craic," tries his best to make ogbono soup in Dublin, and feels the sting of a tense relationship to his father. With a story woven through prose, poetry, music and movement, audiences shift in their seats, teased by the discomfort of this immigrant settling into a new land. Levi confronts how his loyalty to home is torn by the promise of the new

WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY Sam Yakura
DIRECTED BY Katie O’Halloran
LIGHTING BY Colin Doran
SET DESIGN BY Pai Rathaya
SOUND DESIGN BY Cameron James Macaulay
CHOREOGAPHY BY Alessandra Azevedo
STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Alexandra Ayvazova
PRODUCED BY Bellaray Bertrand-Webb
DRAMATURGY BY Carys D. Coburn
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Simon Lazewski