Adolescence, Small Towns and Confronting the Unknown in a Dark Prairie Comedy
Alberta Theatre Projects proudly presents the first show of the 2008/2009 Season, Unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr, a dark prairie comedy exploring the consequences of a crisis hitting a small town as the world itself begins to dissolve.
Featuring the hottest young talent in Calgary, Unity (1918) gathers many Alberta Theatre Projects favourites back on our stage, including numerous Betty Mitchell Awards Winners (Elinor Holt, Karen Johnson-Diamond, Jamie Konchak, David Trimble, Tyrell Crews). Glenda Stirling returns to Alberta Theatre Projects to direct the play the Globe and Mail called “a work of powerful and moving familiarity… also painfully funny”. Stirling previously directed Rabbit Hole at Alberta Theatre Projects, for which she received a Betty Mitchell Award Nomination.
Unity (1918) follows three young women on the cusp of adulthood in Unity, Saskatchewan, struggling to cope and comprehend the destruction of WWI and the threat of the Spanish Flu. Mary (Julie Mortensen) waits for her soldier fiancée to return from the war and Beatrice (Ellen Close) dedicatedly knits socks for the boys overseas while Sissy (Georgina Beaty) prepares for the end of the world. The arrival of a blind veteran (Tyrell Crews) upends the town, as a strange flu quickly descends.
A winner of the Governor General’s Award for Drama, Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918) courageously examines growing up at the end of the world, when one is faced with the loss of community; an amusing, touching, and intensely human portrait of small town life on the prairies.
Unity (1918) runs from September 23rd through October 11th 2008, with shows Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM. All performances on the ConocoPhillips STAGE in the Martha Cohen Theatre, 215 – 8 Ave SE. For tickets, please call our Ticket Office at (403) 294-7402, Ticketmaster at (403) 299-8888 or visit www.ATPlive.com
CAST
(In alphabetical order)
Sissy : Georgina Beaty
Beatrice: Ellen Close
Hart: Tyrell Crews
Rose: Elinor Holt
Doris: Karen Johnson-Diamond
Sunna: Jamie Konchak
Mary: Julie Mortensen
Michael / Glen /Man 2: Bruce Novakowski
Stan / Man 1 / Chaperone: David Trimble
Creative Team
Director: Glenda Stirling
Set &Costume Design: Roger Schultz
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Composer/ Sound Designer: Dewi Wood
Production Dramaturg: Amy Lynn Strilchuk
Stage Manager: Amy Lippold
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Howard
Alberta Theatre Projects thanks our sponsors for their support of Unity (1918): ConocoPhillips Canada (Naming Sponsor of the ConocoPhillips STAGE), Calgary Herald (Season Sponsor), Rogers Communications (Presenting Sponsor of the 2008/2009 Season) and Just the Ticket (Cameo Appearance Sponsor – Unity (1918)).
Featuring the hottest young talent in Calgary, Unity (1918) gathers many Alberta Theatre Projects favourites back on our stage, including numerous Betty Mitchell Awards Winners (Elinor Holt, Karen Johnson-Diamond, Jamie Konchak, David Trimble, Tyrell Crews). Glenda Stirling returns to Alberta Theatre Projects to direct the play the Globe and Mail called “a work of powerful and moving familiarity… also painfully funny”. Stirling previously directed Rabbit Hole at Alberta Theatre Projects, for which she received a Betty Mitchell Award Nomination.
Unity (1918) follows three young women on the cusp of adulthood in Unity, Saskatchewan, struggling to cope and comprehend the destruction of WWI and the threat of the Spanish Flu. Mary (Julie Mortensen) waits for her soldier fiancée to return from the war and Beatrice (Ellen Close) dedicatedly knits socks for the boys overseas while Sissy (Georgina Beaty) prepares for the end of the world. The arrival of a blind veteran (Tyrell Crews) upends the town, as a strange flu quickly descends.
A winner of the Governor General’s Award for Drama, Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918) courageously examines growing up at the end of the world, when one is faced with the loss of community; an amusing, touching, and intensely human portrait of small town life on the prairies.
Unity (1918) runs from September 23rd through October 11th 2008, with shows Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM. All performances on the ConocoPhillips STAGE in the Martha Cohen Theatre, 215 – 8 Ave SE. For tickets, please call our Ticket Office at (403) 294-7402, Ticketmaster at (403) 299-8888 or visit www.ATPlive.com
CAST
(In alphabetical order)
Sissy : Georgina Beaty
Beatrice: Ellen Close
Hart: Tyrell Crews
Rose: Elinor Holt
Doris: Karen Johnson-Diamond
Sunna: Jamie Konchak
Mary: Julie Mortensen
Michael / Glen /Man 2: Bruce Novakowski
Stan / Man 1 / Chaperone: David Trimble
Creative Team
Director: Glenda Stirling
Set &Costume Design: Roger Schultz
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Composer/ Sound Designer: Dewi Wood
Production Dramaturg: Amy Lynn Strilchuk
Stage Manager: Amy Lippold
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Howard
Alberta Theatre Projects thanks our sponsors for their support of Unity (1918): ConocoPhillips Canada (Naming Sponsor of the ConocoPhillips STAGE), Calgary Herald (Season Sponsor), Rogers Communications (Presenting Sponsor of the 2008/2009 Season) and Just the Ticket (Cameo Appearance Sponsor – Unity (1918)).
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