KAINCHEE LAGAA & JHOOTI: THE BEGGING BROWN BITCH PLAYS
a House of Beida and Buddies co-production
The Begging Brown Bitch Plays are two stories about lying, sex, and the ongoing, exhausting, necessary work of reinventing yourself. Zaiba Baig, Peabody Award-winning co-creator of Sort Of, brings her sharpest writing yet to Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, centering Brown trans women navigating desire, deception, and families fractured by distance and displacement.
Kainchee Lagaa
Taxali Gate, Lahore and Etobicoke, Ontario, right now. Billo is a sex worker who spends most of her time waiting for men and eating tandoori chicken in bed. She has a plan, and someone worth saving for. Across the world, her estranged brother Arsalan is searching for anything that feels like home, and trying to reach Billo before his own guilt swallows him whole.
Taxali Gate, Lahore and Etobicoke, Ontario, right now. Billo is a sex worker who spends most of her time waiting for men and eating tandoori chicken in bed. She has a plan, and someone worth saving for. Across the world, her estranged brother Arsalan is searching for anything that feels like home, and trying to reach Billo before his own guilt swallows him whole.
Jhooti
Somewhere in North America, right now. Sakeena leaves while her sister is at work. She has a story, and she's sticking to it. She says she's a Bollywood Item Number Girl. She says a lot of things. She's not from here, but she's finally here, and after everything she's been through, her truth is the only one that matters.
Zaiba Baig — playwright
Tawiah Ben M'Carthy — director
Praneet Akilla, Zaiba Baig, Angel Glady & Xina — performers
Rachel Forbes — set design
Ming Wong — costume design
André du Toit — lighting design
Dasha Plett — sound design
Hasheel & Lady Pista — original music
Mohua & Hasheel — vocals
Hasheel — bansuri
Hassaan Ashraf — additional instrumental performances & field recordings
Ellora Patnaik — acting & movement coach
Nisha Ahuja — intimacy director
Julia Dyan — fight director
Victoria Wang — stage manager
Bria McLaughlin — apprentice stage manager
Ronnie Ali — trans mentorship & wellbeing facilitator
Kumari Giles — community & access coordinator
Erum Khan — producer
Shadi B — assistant producer
Tawiah Ben M'Carthy — director
Praneet Akilla, Zaiba Baig, Angel Glady & Xina — performers
Rachel Forbes — set design
Ming Wong — costume design
André du Toit — lighting design
Dasha Plett — sound design
Hasheel & Lady Pista — original music
Mohua & Hasheel — vocals
Hasheel — bansuri
Hassaan Ashraf — additional instrumental performances & field recordings
Ellora Patnaik — acting & movement coach
Nisha Ahuja — intimacy director
Julia Dyan — fight director
Victoria Wang — stage manager
Bria McLaughlin — apprentice stage manager
Ronnie Ali — trans mentorship & wellbeing facilitator
Kumari Giles — community & access coordinator
Erum Khan — producer
Shadi B — assistant producer
Jeremy Mimnagh — production photography
