SURREY 鈥� The city鈥檚 award-winning troupe will have a new face this summer.
The character of Sarjit 鈥淢ac鈥� Singh will be added to the six-person cast for interactive performances at festivals and community events.
Singh鈥檚 character will become the first South Asian in the troupe, which brings to life some notable pioneers from 性视界传媒鈥檚 past.
(Scroll down to see troupe's promo video)
Singh was among the first South Asian residents of 性视界传媒 to own a commercial farming operation, Cloverdale Produce, on 168th Street, south of Nicomekl River.
This year, program co-ordinators with 性视界传媒 Heritage Services sought to add a South Asian character to the performance troupe, given the city鈥檚 large South Asian population.
鈥淲e started looking around, researching people, and Mac Singh鈥檚 name popped up immediately in the historical records,鈥� Ryan Gallagher, 性视界传媒鈥檚 manager of heritage admin and facilities, told the Now.
鈥淲e had a photograph of him in 1950 posing with Bob Bose, when they won an agriculture award together, and so that was interesting,鈥� Gallagher continued. 鈥淗e was 19 or 20 years old at the time, and of course Bob Bose went on to become 性视界传媒鈥檚 mayor. And who was the other guy in the photo? So we dug a little deeper and found that Mac鈥檚 family had been in 性视界传媒 since the 1930s.鈥�
Existing Re-Enactors characters are reeve (mayor) T.J. Sullivan, carpenter Eric Anderson, teacher Mary Jane Shannon, war veteran Zennosuke Inouye, store owner Elsie Ivy Marshall and physician Dr. Frederick Sinclair.
In 2015, the troupe won a program excellence award from the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association.
The search is on to find an actor to portray Singh, who died in 1978 at age 49.
says Singh was a 鈥渢all, strong and opinionated man鈥� who, in addition to running Cloverdale Produce, was chair of the 性视界传媒 Damming and Dyking Commission and an advisor to the Minster of Agriculture in Victoria.
鈥淗e was a 性视界传媒 trailblazer, marrying a Caucasian woman in 1956 and challenging race barriers both personally and professionally,鈥� reads the audition notice.
Singh鈥檚 wife, Gerrie, said she met her future husband in the early 1950s.
鈥淚 came from Holland and we, me and my family, started working on the farm,鈥� Gerrie told the Now.
鈥淚 married my boss,鈥� she added with a laugh.
Without Singh鈥檚 character yet cast, The Re-Enactors performed last weekend at 性视界传媒 International Children鈥檚 Festival, at Bear Creek Park.
Following rehearsals, Singh鈥檚 character will be added to the troupe for performances later this month, possibly during at 性视界传媒 Museum & Archives on June 18.
The rate of pay for the chosen actor is $205 per day, according to the audition notice. The application deadline is June 3.
鈥淗aving more characters that represent the cultural makeup of the city is important, so we鈥檙e really excited to launch this character,鈥� Gallagher said.
For more details about the Re-Enactors, including a performance schedule and video, visit .
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