Nov 12 – Nov 23 | Firehall Theatre

Between Breaths

Running Time: 70 minutes without an intermission

by Robert Chafe
a Production by Artistic Fraud
a Firehall Arts Centre Presentation


Inspired by a true story from Newfoundland, Between Breaths is a profound play that sails through Dr. Jon Lien’s life’s work saving whales trapped in fishing nets. Over his career, “The Whale Man” rescued over 500 whales and earned the respect of the island’s fishermen, but Dr. Jon’s biggest fight came late in life as dementia threatened his body and mind. Featuring a live score by modern indie folk trio The Once, Between Breaths is a beautifully hopeful play about death, disintegration, and the parts of ourselves that we hold onto after everything else is gone.

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Event Details

"Deeply moving, intimate and intense"
— Artsfile

Showtimes

Tuesdays – 7:30PM (Twenty Tuesday – $20)

Wednesdays – 1PM (PWYC) & 7:30PM

Thursdays – 7:30PM

Fridays – 7:30PM

Saturdays – 3PM & 7:30PM

Sundays – 3PM

Special Performances

Twenty Tuesdays – Tuesday 7:30 pm | $20 tickets

Pay-What-You-Can Matinee – Wednesday 1 pm

Preview: Wed, November 12th at 7:30pm

Opening Night: Thurs, November 13th at 7:30pm

Ticket Prices

Centre $39

Sides $32

Student/Senior $30

Tuesdays 7:30pm $20

Wednesdays Matinees PWYC

Credits

by Robert Chafe
a Production by Artistic Fraud
a Firehall Arts Centre Presentation

CAST
Darryl Hopkins – Wayne
Steve O’Connell – Jon Lien
Bernardine Stapleton – Judy Lien

BAND
Andrew Laite – Vocals/Guitar
Valmy Assam – Vocals
Josh Sandu – Mandolin/Bodhran/Harmonica/Vocals

CREATIVE/PRODUCTION TEAM
Robert Chafe – Playwright
The Once (Phil Churchill, Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale) – Composers
Jillian Keiley – Director
Iris Turcott – Dramaturge
Sarah Garton Stanley – Additional Dramaturgy
Crystal Laffoley – Stage Manager
Brian Kenny – Sound Designer
Pat Dempsey – Associate Sound Design, FOH Audio and Technical Director
Shawn Kerwin – Costume Designer
Sharon King-Campbell – Assistant Director
Duane Andrews – Additional Orchestration
Kellie Walsh – Music Director
James Richardson – Producer

Photo:
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Artistic Fraud’s Between Breaths by Robert Chafe; Steve O’ Connell

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Between Breaths

Nov 12 – Nov 23 | Firehall Theatre
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