HOMECHILD
March 12 -April 12, 2009 |
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
By Joan MacLeod
Starring Shirley Broderick, Hayley Carr,
Jillian Fargey, Duncan Fraser, Anna Hagan, Jacques Lalonde, Mike Stack,
Donna White
Director Jane Heyman
Set Design Ted Roberts
Costume Design Sheila White
Lighting Design Marsha Sibthorpe
Sound Design Andrew Tugwell
Stage Manager Marion Anderson
Assistant Stage Manager Pamela Jakobs
A touching tale of memory and the endurance of love, Homechild highlights
a little-known period in Canadian history and its reverberations through
several generations.
Playwright Joan MacLeod has won numerous awards, including the Governor
General's Award for Drama, two Chalmers' Canadian Play Awards, the Jessie
Richardson Award, Betty Mitchell Award, and Dora Mavor Moore Award. Her
works have been translated into eight languages.
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Praise for Joan MacLeod's The Shape of a Girl:
"Sober and gripping" - The New York Times
"So powerful and real, it leaves you thinking about it long after the last
line is spoken... brilliant, inspiring work" - Calgary Sun
"A stunning example of theatre's singular power to interpret life's
tragedies so they have context and meaning" - Times Colonist
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
"This was a very moving play. The actors were excellent and the plot
touching. It was especially meaningful to see a very powerful play done on
a particularly Canadian theme and time in history and how it affected
people's lives. Bravo!"
—David, North Vancouver
