Where the Blood Mixes
by Kevin Loring
(Playwright in Residence at the National Arts Centre)
JANUARY 19 – FEBRUARY 21, 2010 – SOLD OUT
Director Glynis Leyshon
Set Designer Robert Lewis
Costume Designer Patricia Smith
Lighting Designer Itai Erdal
Visual Designer Carl Stromquist
Projection Designer Jamie Nesbitt
Composer Jason Burnstick
Stage Manager Joanne P.B. Smith
Starring Billy Merasty, Ben Cardinal, Kim Harvey, Tom McBeath, Jason Burnstick and Margo Kane
"Where the Blood Mixes goes straight to the heart. But it goes there via the funny bone." Vancouver Courier
"What a joy to witness…a genuinely great piece of theatre..." Vancouver Sun
"...a major accomplishment…" Georgia Straight
Winner of the 2009 Governor General’s Award for Drama
"At first glance, Kevin Loring’s Where the Blood Mixes may seem like a tough go: an aboriginal-penned play about residential school survivors coming to terms with years of abuse and cultural decimation. But one of the most surprising things about the Belfry’s revival of this award-winning 2008 work is just how darn funny it is. True, much of the audience will find themselves in tears by the end of this 90-minute, no-intermission piece—a fact which speaks to the emotional truth at the core of Loring’s remarkable script—but still, it’s funny. Very funny. Laugh out loud funny…" – John Threlfall, Monday Magazine
"The Belfry Theatre offers one of its most powerful productions in years with Where the Blood Mixes, a moving and personal examination of the residential school legacy." Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist
Irreverently funny and brutally honest, Where the Blood Mixes is an extremely moving story of loss and redemption. Floyd and Mooch, raised in residential schools, must confront their personal demons when Floyd’s daughter Christine returns to Kumsheen after twenty years, to discover her past and her family. Her arrival is the catalyst that unleashes a flood of memories and secrets about a painful chapter in Canadian History. Where the Blood Mixes takes us beyond the headlines to a deeply personal story about humanity and survival.
A revival of the highly acclaimed award winning production seen at the Luminato and Magnetic North Festivals. (Jessies for Outstanding New Script and best supporting actress for Margo Kane.)
Where the Blood Mixes is a Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company and The Belfry Theatre Revival Production in association with The Savage Society.
Where the Blood Mixes was co-developed by the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity, The Savage Society and Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops).
Tickets
250-385-6815
(Students – High School – 50% off / University & College – 25% off / discounts not valid on Fridays or Saturdays at 8 pm)
Performances & Prices – The show is now sold out.
Tuesdays at 8 pm | $23
Wednesdays at 1 pm* | $28
Wednesdays at 8 pm | $33
Thursdays at 8 pm | $33
Fridays at 8 pm | $38
Saturdays at 4 pm | $33
Saturdays at 8 pm | $38
Sundays at 2 pm | $28
* Wednesday Matinees – January 27, February 3, February 17 (just added and now sold out)
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