David French’s comedic drama, Salt-Water Moon opens at the Evans Theatre at Brandon University (BU) for four performances on Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m., with a matinee on April 6 at 2 p.m.
It’s a moonlit evening in a Newfoundland fishing village in 1926. Jacob Mercer has just returned home, desperate to win the heart of his former flame, Mary Snow. Mary, still reeling from the heartbreak Jacob caused when he left, has become engaged to wealthy Jerome McKenzie. But this unexpected visit from Jacob could place her entire future in peril.
This heartfelt exploration of young love is a Canadian classic. First staged by Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, in 1984, it has been produced numerous times in North America and the world since its premiere. It won the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for Drama, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics’ Award, and was a finalist for the Governor-General’s Award for Drama.
David French is one of Canada’s most critically acclaimed and widely produced playwrights. He was born in Coley’s Point, the setting of the play, in 1939. Although French moved from Newfoundland to Toronto with his family as a child, his fascination with his birthplace was present in many of his plays. In Salt-Water Moon, two young people question the restrictions society places on them, as they ponder their future. Yes, it is a love story, but Salt-Water Moon is also about breaking the binds of traditional expectations in the pursuit of happinesss.
The cast and production crew are made up entirely of Brandon University students. The cast includes Alison Gray, Kristen Fortune, Charlotte Whidden, Jim Irvin, Jackson Hacault, Jordan Smithson and Tyler Paramor. The production is directed by Rochelle Douris, MFA, a drama instructor at BU with more than twenty years’ directing experience in Canada and the United States.
Tickets: (cash-only at the door)
General Admission: $20
Seniors: $10
Students: $5
Information and Reservations: SaltWaterMoon2024@gmail.com
Advance Ticket purchase:
Eventbrite.com/e/salt-water-moon-by-david-french-tickets-857142615637
Social Media:
Instagram: @saltwatermoonbu
Facebook Page: Salt-Water Moon BU
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