Unity 1918
Staged Reading
About The Reading
Unity 1918
As fear of the dreaded flu begins to fill the town of Unity with paranoia, drastic measures are taken. The town is quarantined in an attempt to keep the illness out. Trains are forbidden to stop, no one can enter, and the borders are sealed. Mail from overseas, feared to be carrying the deadly virus, is gathered and then burned. But when the disease descends upon the town despite their precautions, the citizens begin to turn on each other as they attempt to find a scapegoat for the crisis.
Very little has been written about this worldwide calamity which, more than the war itself, destroyed forever the genteel and naive presumptions of European colonial society at the beginning of the twentieth century. Kevin Kerr offers audiences not only an epic chronicle of this forgotten chapter of Canadian history, but a chilling preview of the beginnings of our own new century.
The play is a Gothic romance, filled with dark comedy and the desperate embrace of life at the edge of death.
Kevin Kerr – Author
Jan is thrilled to be working with director Robert Moloney and fellow cast mates in this timely production of Unity 1918. She was recently seen in Langley Little Theatre’s production of “Halfway There” [a rascally comedy by Norm Foster]. Previous Peninsula Productions roles include “The Vagina Monologues”, “True West”, “Bluebirds” and “Albertine in Five Times”. Other roles include Sidekick Players comedy “Senior Follies”, The Naked Stage’s “Small Things” and Pivot Theatre’s “Confetti”. Jan thanks you for joining us and hopes you enjoy the show.
Judy Grant – Rose
Judy is honoured to be performing with Peninsula Productions once again and very excited to be working under the direction of Robert Moloney! You may have seen her perform recently at Langley Little Theatre as Vi in, HALFWAY THERE, and as Sister Agnes in, SISTERS.
Judy’s first performance at Peninsula Productions was in the part of Maggie in, BLUEBIRDS,last fall. Prior to that, she has spent the last 30 years working as a professional singer then as a drama teacher with the Coquitlam School District. She is a former graduate of Studio 58 in Vancouver and earned both a Bachelor of Education Degree and Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Fine and Performing Arts from SFU. Judy would like to thank her family for their continued support as well as the fabulous cast and crew! Finally, thank you all for continuing to support community Theatre.
Unity 1918 marks Harrison’s eighth show with Peninsula Productions. Past credits with Peninsula include: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, True West, The Stranger, Mary’s Wedding, East of Berlin, Suddenly Last Summer and Incident at Vichy. Other theatre credits include: Other Desert Cities and Woman in Black (White Rock Players), The Shape of Things (Heckin Good Theatre) and No Exit (Aenigma Theatre). Selected TV credits include: The Flash, Billy the Kid, Riverdale, Charmed, Project Blue Book and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. He feels privileged to be
working with such a talented cast and crew.
Takura Munopo – Hart
Chantal Gallant is an actor, writer and educator. She grew upon Vancouver Island and caught the acting bug early on. Chantal double majored in theatre (acting) and creative writing from the University of Victoria. Select acting credits include; Nosegate (Vancouver Fringe), Mother of the Maid (Pacific Theatre), The Addams Family (Kaleidoscope Theatre), Riding with Change (Museum of North Vancouver), The Comedy of Errors, Gut Girls (Phoenix Theatre), Antigone (MFA Project Phoenix Theatre). Previous playwriting credits include; Wild Light (Little Dipper Theatre), Nosegate (Vancouver Fringe), Nowheresville, B.C. (Little Dipper Theatre), London (The Or Festival).
Abrielle Dumansky – Sissy
Abrielle is absolutely thrilled to be playing Sissy Wilde for the second time!
Abrielle first performed the play “Unity 1918” at Douglas College during her final year of the Theatre Diploma program. In this production, she played the role of Sissy and loved the character so much, it became a part of her. She felt she wasn’t quite finished with Sissy’s journey, so she was overjoyed when she received the role again two years later.
Abrielle would like to thank the fabulous team at Peninsula Productions for this twice-in- a-lifetime opportunity. She feels really, really lucky.
Robyn is excited to debut with Peninsula Productions, and join the cast as Mary.
Hailing from Saskatchewan herself, she’s honored to tell a story so close to home, and be part of this talented and passionate team. She has worked professionally for both stage and screen, and loves the art of storytelling; connecting with audiences visually, vocally and musically.
Robyn holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the UofR, and a diploma from the Globe Theatre Conservatory program. She has worked at Globe Theatre in Regina, Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Regina Women’s Company, various Fringe festivals across Canada, and numerous independent films.
Duncan Minett – Stan
Like Jim Carrey or Seth Rogan, Duncan started his acting career through stand-up comedy…and that’s where the comparison ends. Duncan has numerous TV and film credits, if his IMDB page is to be believed, and has died very well in quite a few…except Hallmark Christmas movies, thankfully!
He also has an established voice career performing in hundreds of radio commercials and other voice overs – his face apparently works much better hidden behind a microphone. You can also find him doing solo music shows and as lead singer of a local band performing all over the lower Mainland.
Unity 1918 marks Duncan’s return to Peninsula Productions after playing Terry in “Hurry Hard” earlier this year and he’s very proud to be back!
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