Plays

The Long Journey Home

Date: June 27th – 28th, 2008 7:30 pm
June 29th, 2008 3:00 pm
Venue: Kenmor Theatre
Tickets: $6.00 each. Rush seating. Available at Thornview Grocery, Pembina Hills Arts Centre, Friendship Centre, Civic Centre and Solutions in Morden & Winkler.

Strange as it sounds, our prairie town did have a ship—the H.M.C.S. Morden. During World War II, the Royal Canadian Navy named its corvettes in honour of Canadian communities that provided strong support for the war effort.

The Long Journey Home is a one-man play based on the experiences of a sailor on the H.M.C.S. Morden. Scripted by Larry Danielson and performed by Nick Pharaoh, this 90-minute production depicts the courage of a young man in the Battle of the North Atlantic, braving the peril of U-boats and the danger of winter storms to ensure that food, fuel, and critical war supplies reached England.

Inspired by Ed O’Connor’s book The Corvette Years: The Lower Deck Story, this play premiers at Morden’s historic Kenmor Theatre June 27-29th. Visitors to the town may also wish to see the wheel and the bell of the H.M.C.S. Morden, which are proudly displayed at the Morden Civic Centre.

For more information contact: Larry Danielson at 822-3104 or Email.

 

Collective Creation Play

Date: September 26th & 27th, 2008
Time: Two Performances during the Chautauqua Celebration Festival.
Venue: Morden Recreation Centre

Gerald Pauls and players from "The Poor Theatre Company" developed this collective creation play. The play will be based on images from the Metis rock art of Natalie Rostad, who began her visual arts career as a member of the Pembina Hills Arts Group. Gerald Pauls is a local drama teacher with extensive theatre training in Canada and the U.S. This 30-minute drama, in the tradition of "Paper Wheat" and "1837: The Farmers’ Revolt," should stimulate broad interest in Natalie’s exhibition and the stories behind her rock art.

For more information contact: Gerald Pauls 822-5399 or Email.