Our next reading takes place on November 19, when we’ll honour Remembrance Day with Vern Thiessen’s powerful and poignant play Vimy. The reading begins at 2pm, so please arrive by 1:45pm if you’d like a chance to read.
The PDF is available for download here, and we’ll hsve limted print copies available. You can also check it out from your local library or bring your own copy if you have it.
ABOUT VIMY
Unity forged in battle. This remarkable story of bravery, romance, and sacrifice follows a group of Canadian soldiers convalescing in a field hospital after facing the horrors of Vimy Ridge. The soldiers battle with their memories of the past, as a young nurse from Nova Scotia tends to their wounds both obvious and concealed in this striking WWI drama from Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen.
ABOUT VERN THIESSEN
Vern Thiessen is one of Canada’s most produced playwrights. He has written for stage, radio and television. His stage plays – including Vimy – have been seen off-Broadway and in regional theatres across Canada, the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Europe. He is the winner of many awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award, Canada’s highest honour for playwriting. He splits his time between Canada and New York City.
Reading Theatre is created for those with a passion for live theatre. A live play reading of iconic plays over the ages. All are welcome and encouraged — from the seasoned professional to the inquisitive amateur and everyone in between.
Show up and read, or listen to others read these incredible shows. A short discussion may take place…or not. This is an event led by the cast and audience.
Readers will be chosen just before the play reading begins and will be cast by those who show up and express an interest in being involved. Some roles may be double cast.
This event is being led by Allan Morgan, Senior Artist in Residence and Vancouver theatre scene stalwart. We’d love to see you there!
ABOUT ALLAN MORGAN
Allan has been a stage actor for more than thirty years. Some highlights include appearing in London, GB, Adelaide Australia, Wellington NZ and San Francisco, all with The Overcoat. He appeared for several seasons at Bard on the Beach, notably in The Tempest as Prospero, as well as King John, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing.
He has toured across Canada with the Electric Company in Studies in Motion. He has appeared at The Belfry, notably in The Drawer Boy, Dirty Blonde, and I am My Own Wife for which he received the Victoria Critic’s Award for best performance. Other favourites include Red, Thinking of Yu, and Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre for ATP in Calgary.
Allan has two solo plays: I Walked the Line; and Pride: for the young gay, the ungay and the jaded queen in all of us.
