Play Club is back! Plays are read or attended/viewed, then discussed. Interesting theatre with interesting people. Please contact Rachel through the shul office for information: info@congregationemanuel.ca
Three extraordinary plays are upcoming:
Little Red Warrior by Kevin Loring
Kevin is a very irreverent, inventive and provocative playwright, as well as being the first Artistic Director of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre.
- To stream or see live at the Belfry 1-27 February 2022.
- Group discussion: 28 February 6:30-8:00 PM
- About the show: https://www.belfry.bc.ca/little-red-warrior-and-his-lawyer/
- About the writer: https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/kevin-loring
The Unplugging by Yvette Nolan
A thoughtful and lightly humourous piece about the wisdom of elder women and importance of traditional knowledge, as well as an intergenerational romance.
- Read play aloud: 28 March 7:00-8:30 PM
- Group discussion: 31 March 7:00-8:30 PM
- About the play: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/The-Unplugging
- About the writer: https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Authors/N/Nolan-Yvette
The Breathing Hole by Colleen Murphy
Set in the Arctic, this is an epic in both scale and ideas featuring a 500 year old polar bear. Colleen is a brilliant creative force in Canadian theatre and a master storyteller.
- Read play aloud: 11 April 7:00-8:30 PM
- Group discussion: 14 April 7:00-8:30 PM
- A bit about the play and the autho: https://www.blackburnprize.org/home/finalists-2017-2018/colleen-murphy/
For information, contact Rachel through the shul office: info@congregationemanuel.ca
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