AlvegoRoot Theatre is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Fanshawe Pioneer Village in presenting our 2015 Season. In the summer of 2015 AlvegoRoot will present two world premiere productions by local playwrights in Dr. Jones’ Barn at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. The plays will run in repertory from July 14th to July 30th. The season will be part Fanshawe’s Home Fires Festival commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War One in Southwestern Ontario.
The Angel of Long Point: An Erie Melodrama by Adam Corrigan Holowitz
The play is in the style of a melodrama that would have been performed in Ontario just prior to the war. The story takes lose inspiration from the true events of folk hero Abigail Becker who was known for saving sailors from her cabin on Long Point. When harbor worker Hector is prevented from marrying Nella Price by her father, adventure leads to a leaky schooner upon Lake Erie, almost walking the plank and an encounter with Abigail Becker- the Angel of Long Point. Performances: July 16, 21, 23 & 30
The Big Lad by Jason Rip:
Prejudices explores in new World War One DramaThe play examines how the Great War was experienced in a Southwestern Ontario town and the prejudices that emerge in the community. When Danny Gamble cannot join the army because of hearing loss he becomes fixated on ostracizing the local German citizens. Juxtaposed to Danny is the Big Lad, a peaceful boy who looks bigger than his age and becomes an unwilling soldier and hero. Performances: July 14, 15, 22, 28 & 29
