Theatre Wakefield presents Balconville

The are at it again! For the last 12 years, Theatre Wakefield has created and presented mostly English-language theatre productions in the Outaouais region.  But this November, Theatre Wakefield is very excited to present the bilingual play “Balconville” by Canadian Playwright David Fennario, directed by Claude Laroche. The story takes place in the late 70’s in Pointe-Saint-Charles, one of Canada's first industrial slums in Montreal. The are winning and the factories are closing down. It is election time and the local candidate is roaming the streets making the same old promises. As a result, the English and the French speaking working class join forces in order to take on the “Establishment”. Performance dates are November 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2014, 8 p.m. with a matinee on the 29th at 2 p.m. at the Wakefield-La Pêche Community Centre, 38 Valley Drive (Wakefield) Québec. Tickets are $20 for evening performances and $16 for the matinee and are available on the Website, at Boutique Jamboree, 740 Riverside Road (Wakefield), at La Fab, 212 Old Chelsea Road (Chelsea) and at the door. (Warning: Some coarse language) Visit www.theatrewakefield.ca for details and ticket information! For questions, stills and interviews, contact Mara McCallum at (613) 304-3063 or balconville@theatrewakefield.caFacts about Theatre Wakefield Theatre Wakefield, an incorporated not-for-profit and all-volunteer organization, has developed arts and culture in the Lower Gatineau Valley since 2002, with a focus on community theatre and film. To date, Theatre Wakefield has produced 14 main-stage performances, 14 dramatic readings, two community heritage outreach projects, a variety of theatre training workshops, five summer theatre festivals under the name PiggybackFringe Festival (renamed the Ta Da! Festival in 2013) and five seasons of the Wakefield International Film Festival (WIFF). Well over half of those volunteers received training or orientation for specific roles (e.g. stage management, lighting, sound, camera operation, producer, etc.), of which nearly half of those were youth. The permanent home for its productions is the new Wakefield-La Pêche Community Centre.