1939 at the Belfry takes a unique look at residential schools 1939, commissioned by the Stratford Festival in Ontario, opens at The Belfry Theatre tonight. Mike Devlin Oct 31, 2024 4:15 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message The cast of 1939, which opens Thursday at The Belfry Theatre. DAHLIA KATZ Listen to this article 00:04:45 1939 Where: The Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave.
When: Oct. 29-Nov. 24 Tickets :Pay What You Can (385-6815 or online at tickets.
belfry.bc.ca ) A play commissioned by the Stratford Festival in Ontario is opening at The Belfry Theatre tonight, more than five years after the idea for the play about residential school survivors was conceived by Toronto playwrights Jani Lauzon and Kaitlyn Riordan.
But the emotional toll of bringing 1939 to the stage is still fresh for Lauzon, who is directing the production. “I think it’s a beautiful play, and we’ve had thousands of people watch it, and be thankful for it,” she said. “I’m confident in the art, but it does require a certain kind of sensitivity.
” The multi-faceted Métis musician and playwright was born in Kimberley, B.C., but lost her mother at an early age.
She was raised by foster parents, in Cranbrook, B.C., and knew little about her ancestry while growing up.
The writing of 1939 , which runs through Nov. 24 at the Fernwood theatre, came about as she researched and learned more specifics about her upbringing, and how that pertains t.
