Shed - A play by Leah Jane Esau
Shed - A play by Leah Jane Esau
Diaspora Dialogues is proud to support the presentation of SHED, a new play by Leah Jane Esau, Directed by Justin Madol
SEE IT AT SUMMERWORKS!!
SHOWTIMES
Thurs Aug 5th: 5:00 FREE Opening Night
Sat 7: 2:30
Sun 8: 7:30
Tues 10: 10:00
Fri 13: 5:00
Sat 14: 10:00
PRICE
$10 tickets
WHERE
Factory Theatre Mainspace: 125 Bathurst Street. Corner of Bathurst and Adelaide
For more information see: Les Novelles Theatre and Summerworks
Shed is based on the 2006 incident where a group of children, aged 8 to 11, pushed 14-year-old Brian McKay into a shed, closed the door, and lit the shed on fire. They blocked the door with heavy garbage bins and left him there to burn. Brian, who suffers from spina bifida was an easy target for bullying, and was saved by a neighbour. Because the children involved were under the age of 12, they were protected by the Canadian Youth Justice Act, and, therefore, could not be charged. The police gave them a warning.
Shed was written by Leah Jane Esau, under the dramaturgy of Judith Thompson and Brian Drader. Shed begins with Mitch, age 13, accused of killing his friend, high on drugs, and on the roof of a two story house, downtown Winnipeg, 40 below zero.
Biographies
Leah Jane Esau was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in British
Columbia. She currently resides in Montreal, where she attends the National
Theatre School of Canada, for playwriting. She has a BA honours in
Theatre History from the University of Victoria (2007), a MA in Drama
from the University of Toronto (2009), and an MFA in Creative Writing
from the University of Guelph (2009). Her play, Calvin, was first
performed at the 2006 FIND festival, and can be found published in
Carousel Magazine, Vol. 25, February 2010. She has been a member of
Diaspora Dialogues, where she worked with Lawrence Hill.
Justin Madol (Director) was born and raised in St. Johns, Newfoundland and
currently resides in Montreal where he attends the National Theatre
School of Canada, for acting. Justin has studied a BA with majors in
English and Anthropology and has a two-year diploma in Performance and
Communication Media, both from Memorial University. He studied
Directing and Producing as part of his program.
He has directed several projects for the stage including a student
production of You Are Here in 2007. His first documentary film, City
Song, was screened in the Nickel Film Festival. His most recent film,
a short horror-comedy starring Andy Jones entitled Date With the Dead,
was an official selection for both the Nickel and The Atlantic Film
Festival.
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