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Hana's Suitcase -- December 2011
OLIVER! -- February 2011
Beauty and the Beast -- May 2010
Lights on Broadway -- November 2009
Crazy for You -- February 2009
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Hana's Suitcase -- December 2011
Director's Notes by Lee MacDougall
"Stories can die if there is no one to tell them." So says the character Fumiko in Emil Sher's moving play Hana's Suitcase. Based on the true story of Hana Brady, a young girl caught up in the horrors of World War II, this play is a moving testament to the power of one person's story. Hana was a young Jewish girl who lived with her family in a small town in Czeckoslovakia, and her story would have disappeared forever if not for the diligence of a young Japanese woman named Fumiko Ishioka. It was she who decided in the year 2000 that Japanese children should learn about the Holocaust. After receiving a few relics from the Auschwitz Museum, including a small battered suitcase with the name Hana Brady painted on one side, Fumiko decided to find out who Hana was, and what had happened to her.
The immensity of the Holocaust is almost impossible for us to conceive, but we can understand and empathize with the plight of one person. By shear determination, Fumiko was able to find Hana's surviving brother George, living in Toronto, and through him to learn the story of Hana's life. Through a radio documentary, then a book, then a play and a film, Hana's story has spread around the world. It is so important today that stories like hers are still being discovered. So very important that we tell this story to children who know so little of this history, and to adults who must be reminded what hatred and intolerance will allow. Hana now lives on, as the teacher she one day hoped to be. It is my pleasure to work on this beautiful play with the Theatre Norfolk & COMPASS Theatre Productions team.
Thanks, Lee
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Photo © Andrew Couturier and Theatre Norfolk
OLIVER! -- February 2011
Directed by Taylor Sutherland, our production of this classic Dickens tale was met with enthusiastic and uniform praise. It was indeed a FINE, FINE show!
Synopsis: The story of Oliver chronicles the adventures of a young orphaned boy, born into destitution and struggling to find his place in the world. He meets a myriad of kooky characters, some beguiling and sinister, others noble and altruistic. Throughout all his comical and at times perilous escapades, Oliver must learn to look within himself for the courage to become a man and to stand alone.
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Photo © Amanda Postma and Theatre Norfolk
Beauty and the Beast -- May 2010
Lights on Broadway -- November 2009
Crazy for You -- February 2009
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