After suffering an injury during a military tour of Afghanistan, Michael, a young soldier, is recovering in the rehabilitation wing of a hospital. The last thing he wants is to spend time with a twelve-year-old girl, but Halley, a spirited Pathfinder and self-described “reading fiend,” is eager to earn her community service badge. The pair is at odds from the start, but they find a shared interest in The Red Badge of Courage, the classic American Civil War novel, which spurs them to reveal their own stories. As their friendship grows, uncomfortable truths are exposed and questioned, redefining the meaning of courage and heroism.
“a story about finding strength through friendship, it’s a fine 90 minutes” Toronto Star
Canadian playwright Colleen Murphy is a two-time recipient the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, and the Carol Bolt Award for Outstanding Play, for both The December Man / L’homme de décembre in 2007, and Pig Girl in 2016. Other plays include The Society For The Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius; I Hope My Heart Burns First; The Goodnight Bird; The Piper, and Beating Heart Cadaver. She is also a librettist and a filmmaker. She has been Writer-in-Residence at seven Canadian universities, and currently teaches playwrighting at Queen’s University in Kingston.
Directed by Morgan Gadd
Cast (alphabetically): Nolan Fidyk & Mariah Madill
Online ticket sales are now open!
Just click on your preferred date/time below to make your online purchase.
You can also reserve without pre-payment through out phone or via email: see info below.
Nov 25 – 8pm (Preview)
Nov 26 – 8pm
Nov 27 – 8pm
Nov 29 – 2pm
Nov 29 – 8pm
Dec 3 – 8pm
Dec 4 – 8pm
Dec 5 – 8pm
Dec 6 – 2pm
Dec 6 – 8pm
Dec 10 – 8pm – Live ASL interpretation
Dec 11 – 8pm
Dec 12 – 8pm
Dec 13 – 2pm
Dec 13 – 8pm
Reservations and Ticket Sales
Ticket Prices:
$16 regular (adults), $12 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Tues, Nov 25 is half-price ($7) preview
Wed, Dec 3 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission if you pay at the door
You can also reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
phone: (250) 360-0234
email: mail@theatreinconnu.com
If reserving by phone or email, you will pay when you come to see the show (we take all forms of payment at the door).
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The show is about two hours long, including one intermission.
Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.
We acknowledge and respect the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, also known as the Xwsepsum and Songhees Nations, on whose traditional territories Theatre Inconnu presents its work.
