Ablaze (2008)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Jayne Collins
Director: Elizabeth Helmers
Venue
Run
August 9th, 2008 – August 16th, 2008
Synopsis
Two concert violinists from St. John’s, Newfoundland.
One goes away. One stays home.
Two sisters. Two strangers.
After years of separation, a forced reunion threatens to destroy the language they once shared.
Sisters Anna and Ellen grew up playing violin together in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Raised on an overdose of their grandmother’s love for all things music, the girls had solid plans to make a career of performing together. All of this was shattered when Anna decided to leave to play for the prestigious Boston Symphony Orchestra, while Ellen chose to stay home to care for their grandmother, and play with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. Ablaze opens with Anna’s long awaited return as their grandmother, their only family, is now dying of cancer. Ideals clash and tensions rise as the three women attempt to salvage the bonds that once felt so sure. (Show Facebook Event)
Cast
| Jayne Collins | Ellen |
| Rosa Laborde | Anna |
| Nicky Guadagni | Nana |
Creative Team
| Jayne Collins | Playwright |
| Elizabeth Helmers | Director |
| Richard McKenna | Dramaturge |
| Melanie McNeill | Set Designer |
| Melanie McNeill | Costume Designer |
| Patrick Robinson | Lighting Designer |
| Jory Berger | Sound Designer |
| Janet Pym | Assistant Designer |
Production
| Michael Galloro | Stage Manager |
| Margaret Evans | Producer |
| Anna Gallagher-Ross | Producer |
| Julia Lederer | Producer |
| Eugene Beck | Graphic Designer |
| Evan Brockest | Program Designer |
| Janet Pym | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Miranda Plant | Associate Producer |
| Walter Lai | Photographer |
| Bill Helmers | Set Construction |
| Chris Bullock | Set Construction |
Staff
| Jamie Monteiro | Venue Technician |
| John Thomson | Venue Technician |
| Aaron Kelly | Festival Lighting Designer |
