Discovery Series: Staged Reading of Consecrated Ground, Sunday, 17 May, 2010
Author: Christina - Published 2010-05-09 15:33 - (2775 Reads)
Black Theatre Workshop’s Discovery Series Production of
Directed by Tyrone Benskin
May 17th, 7:30 PM 3680 Jeanne-Mance Mai Café
Tickets: $12 - 514-932-1104 ext 226
Please reserve in Advance – Limited Seating
Africville, Nova Scotia, built over generations, destroyed in one day. This Governor General Award nominated play will be a staged reading by professional actors. Africville, situated in Halifax’s north end peninsular – First settled by Black refuges of the war of 1812 - became the home of Halifax’s Black community well into the 1950’s. Denied the basic amenities such as water, power and sanitation, it was still home until the bulldozers arrived and the residents were relocated to public housing. Consecrated Ground exposes the tragedy of Africville in the 1960s, which still resonates with the people of Halifax today. George Boyd, one of Canada’s great story tellers, paints a rich, human portrait of a family and a community fighting for their place in a world constantly looking to evict them.
Consecrated Ground
By George BoydDirected by Tyrone Benskin
May 17th, 7:30 PM 3680 Jeanne-Mance Mai Café
Tickets: $12 - 514-932-1104 ext 226
Please reserve in Advance – Limited Seating
Africville, Nova Scotia, built over generations, destroyed in one day. This Governor General Award nominated play will be a staged reading by professional actors. Africville, situated in Halifax’s north end peninsular – First settled by Black refuges of the war of 1812 - became the home of Halifax’s Black community well into the 1950’s. Denied the basic amenities such as water, power and sanitation, it was still home until the bulldozers arrived and the residents were relocated to public housing. Consecrated Ground exposes the tragedy of Africville in the 1960s, which still resonates with the people of Halifax today. George Boyd, one of Canada’s great story tellers, paints a rich, human portrait of a family and a community fighting for their place in a world constantly looking to evict them.