| A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Down Dangerous Passes Road was originally scheduled to open on January 13. However, due to two tragic accidents on Highways 69 and 17 on January 3 that claimed the lives of seven young individuals, the decision was made to delay the production while these terrible events were so fresh in the public consciousness and to give the community time to grieve. We wish to dedicate this production to the memories of Alyssa McKeown, Jessica Chamberland, Torry McIntyre, and Cole Howard who were killed on Highway 69, and to Hillary Afelski, Keegan Melville, and Zabrina Rekowski who died on Highway 17. Additionally, a portion of the box office proceeds of Down Dangerous Passes Road will be donated to a special bursary in the name of Hillary Afelski, who lived in the student residence of Thorneloe University where the Ernie Checkeris Theatre is located. ABOUT THE PLAY Three brothers drive out to a forgotten childhood memory: an old fishing spot on the river down Dangerous Passes Road. Each sibling is facing a crucial rite of passage: Carl, the youngest, is to be married later in the day, and it is this occasion that has brought the three of them together. Ambrose is losing his lover to AIDS. Victor, the eldest, has just left his second failed marriage. They have never really spoken with each other because they all have their own individual secrets to hide, and because they share an ambivalence about the death of their father. Are they ready, finally, to reveal themselves to each other and move on with their lives? In voices that interweave, alternate and play off one another with the exquisite lyricism of chamber music, the brothers reveal themselves as trapped by their father’s inability to let his boys grow up, and their own inability to accept him as an adult.
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CAST NICOLAS BARBEAU CALLAM RODYA RICHARD BARLOW CREATIVE TEAM Director Associate Director Stage Manager Production Manager Set Design Lighting Designer Sound Designer Scenic Consultant Translator Dramaturg Photographer |
PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, April. 20 @ 8PM (Opening) There will be one 15 minute intermission. Alcoholic beverages and refreshments will be served 30 minutes before the performance, during the intermission, and 30 minutes after the performance. Read the review in the Sudbury Star. Read the review in the Northern Life.
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