Update on Serca Festival of Irish Plays
June 14th, 2011 . by liamThe Serca Festival of Irish Plays is back! This year’s Irish play festival (the only one of its kind in Alberta) has an exciting line-up and will be running from June 28 to July 3, 2011.
With directors such as Wayne Paquette, Michael Clark, Amy DeFelice and Liz Hobbs to name a few and actors such as John Sproule, Frank Zotter, Liana Shannon, Garett Ross, Vince Forcier, Mat Busby, Jon Lachlan Stuart, Gianna Vacirca, and Jeff Page among others the festival is sure to be thrilling. Jeff Page has even written a show specifically for the festival based on the prison writings of Oscar Wilde called “Secrets of Immortality”.
The other main stage shows include “Mojo Mickybo” by Owen McCafferty, “Molly Sweeny” by Brian Friel, “Faith Healer” also by Brian Friel, and “Beckett’s Shorts” by Samuel Beckett. There will also be a staged reading off-site at the Carrot coffee house on the day after the festival of Jennifer Spencer’s “Maggie Now Parts 1-4”. The main stage shows will all be shown at La Cite Francophone at 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury St. (91St. and 87 Ave.) and we will also have an Irish pub running in between shows, complete with live celtic music and Irish poetry readings!
The mandate of the Serca festival of Irish plays is to celebrate, showcase and encourage theatre created by or about Ireland and Irish people. The festival creates a link between theatre and the Celtic community, while inviting the broader Edmonton community to participate too! Last year’s festival was a great success and we expect even more excitement this year in our growing festival!
For more information you can go to our website at www.sercafestival.ca or call our office at 780-761-2773. Come on out and join the fun!