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Ithaka Desert Carnival Fundraiser
dream of passions productions & Excavation Theatre are gearing up for their next co-production:
Ithaka by Andrea Stolowitz
The play hits the stage in early May at the Havana Theatre, BUT, BEFORE we can do the show - we need to have a party!
So we're throwing one...The Ithaka Desert Carnival Fundraiser, Saturday, April 2nd from 7-11pm at The Shop Theatre at 125 East 2nd Ave.
Come early to get a tarot reading, indulge in some delish snacks and appies, and (as always) some GREAT drinks!
And it wouldn't be a fundraiser if there wasn't a silent auction!!!
Prizes up for grabs include (but are not limited to):
- A $25 in gift certificate to Ernest Icecream
- A $50 Gift Card to Nuba Restaurant (at 3rd and Quebec)
- Gift basket from Events Plus Management
- Gift basket from Urban Fare
- A set of 4 tickets to a Vancouver Canadians game including an official Devon White autographed baseball!!
...and MORE to be announced...
There will also be live entertainment throughout the evening! SOOOO...COME early, STAY late and have a GREAT TIME supporting local artists, yvr theatre, and Ithaka by Andrea Stolowitz!
In case you wanted to know, here is some more info on Ithaka!
Synopsis: Marine Captain Elaine Edwards has just returned from her latest tour in Afghanistan but this time things are different - home doesnt feel right and nothing makes sense. After a blow up fight with her husband propels her to skip town, she undertakes an Odyssean journey through the American landscape battling her monsters, trying to find her way home.
Andrea Stolowitz's work draws from interviews with veterans and their families. In Fall 2011, Stolowitz was awarded the Fowler/Levin Prize with this winning play concept.
We are also so delighted to have partnered with Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) on this project. WWC is a non-profit organization that supports Canadas ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and their families, through a wide range of national programs and services, providing a spectrum of care that is focused on mental health and, particularly, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - one of the major challenges faced by the lead character in Ithaka. The National Partnerships Director of WWC, Corporal David Macdonald says, Having served in Afghanistan with the Canadian Infantry, this portrayal of a US Marine coming home from war strikes an all too familiar tone with me. Andrea Stolowitz captures it completely with an ending that will leave the audiences feeling what it means to be a veteran now home from war.
We hope that you will ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR!!! And come out to the "Carnival" to help get a very important Canadian Premiere to the Havana Stage, and to bring awareness and light to a great organization like, Wounded Warriors Canada!
Thanks to you all from the ITHAKA TEAM!!!
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LocationThe Shop Theatre (View)
125 East 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5T 1B4
Canada
Categories
| Minimum Age: 19 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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