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MAY 31 - June 3, 2018
"COUNTING ALOUD"
Written and performed by Gabrielle Soskin
Directed by Christopher Moore
​
Le Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique
(Studio Jean-Valcourt)
4750 Henri Julien Ave
Montreal, QC
H2T 2C8

TICKETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK
Reg. $40  
Groups of ten+ $30
Under 25 years $20
514-873-4031 (EXT 313)
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Dear Friends of Persephone and Newcomers,

​I hope you are managing, or perhaps you are even enjoying these winter months.

I am personally looking forward to celebrating Spring with Persephone's production of my play Counting Aloud. The play is about a woman of a certain age who takes up the piano in her senior years. Her challenging piano journey becomes a metaphor for life. Told with humour and some angst the play charts my often fraught relationship with the piano.

Firstly, I want to thank everyone for their wonderfully generous donations. I am truly grateful for the support you are giving to the company, and to myself for this particular endeavour; it is an act of faith!

For those of you who would like to contribute, but haven't got around to it there is still time! You can make a donation by sending a cheque, made out to Persephone Productions or through CanadaHelps. All donations are tax deductible. I am rehearsing a lot these days. It's an exciting, new creative path. Please find all the specific information about the show below.

We need a total of 320 people in the audience to pin a "SOLD OUT" notice to our posters and flyers. You can make this happen!

Please come, bring your friends, and share my story. It might well be yours...!

FALL NEWSLETTER 2017

Dear​ ​friends,​ ​fans,​ ​and​ ​newcomers​ ​to​ ​Persephone,

I​ ​hope​ ​you​ ​have​ ​had​ ​a​ ​good​ ​summer,​ ​despite​ ​the​ ​rain​ ​swept​ ​landscape.​ ​I myself​ ​have​ ​been​ ​busy​ ​with​ ​pen​ ​and​ ​paper.  

Many​ ​of​ ​you​ ​have​ ​been​ ​asking​ ​me​ ​what​ ​is​ ​happening​ ​with​ ​Persephone.

We​ ​didn’t​ ​produce​ ​in​ ​2017​ as we​ ​were​ ​experiencing​ ​financial anxieties,​ ​however​, ​as​ ​a​ ​young​ ​member​ ​of​ ​our​ ​board​ ​said​ ​recently,​ ​“What theatre​ ​company​ ​doesn’t​ ​go through ​instability​ ​of​ ​this​ ​nature?”

True​ ​to​ ​her​ ​mythological​ ​name,​ ​Persephone​ ​will​ ​rise​ ​up​ ​again​ ​in​ ​May​ ​2018. As​ ​some​ ​of​ ​you​ ​might​ ​remember,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​done​ ​two​ ​one​ ​woman​ ​shows before:​ ​​A​ ​Room​ ​of​ ​One’s​ ​Own​​ ​by​ ​Virginia​ ​Woolf​ ​and​ ​​The​ ​Loves​ ​of  Shakespeare’s​ ​Women​.

On​ ​this​ ​occasion​ ​I​ ​have​ ​written​ ​the​ ​script​ ​myself.​ ​​Counting Aloud ​charts​ ​the​ ​journey​ ​of​ ​a​ ​woman,​ ​of​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​age,​ ​who​ ​decides​ ​to learn​ the​ ​piano. Told​ ​with​ ​humour​, ​and​ ​some​ ​angst,​ ​the​ ​play describes​ ​the​ ​many​ ​challenges​ ​she​ ​encounters​.​ ​Gradually, learning to play ​the​ ​piano​ ​becomes​ ​a​ ​metaphor​ ​for life.  

We​ ​all​ ​decided​ ​that​ ​this​ ​would​ ​be​ ​an​ ​excellent​ ​vehicle​ ​for​ ​a​ ​fundraiser​ ​for Persephone.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​perform​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​the​ ​woman​ ​who​ ​is​ ​both​ ​actor​, teacher, and aspiring​ ​pianist.​ ​
Please​ ​save​ ​the​ ​dates​ ​May​ ​31st​ ​-​ ​June​ ​3rd,​ ​2018. 

The​ ​emerging​ ​artists​ ​in​ ​our​ ​professional​ ​theatre​ ​community,​ ​in​ ​keeping​ ​with the​ ​mandate​ ​of​ ​Persephone,​ ​will​ ​take​ ​up​ ​the​ ​various​ roles ​of​ ​the production​ ​team:​ ​multi-media​ ​design,​ ​lighting​ ​design,​ ​sound​ ​design, costumes,​ ​set,​ ​and​ ​stage​ ​management.  

It​ ​will​ ​be​ ​performed​ ​at​ ​the​ ​charming​ ​Studio Jean​-​Valcourt​ ​​within​ ​the building​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Conservatoire​ ​de​​ ​Musique​ ​et​ ​d'art​ ​Dramatique​ ​on​ ​Henri-Julien,​ ​just off of​ ​Mount​ ​Royal.​ ​You​ ​have​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​year​ ​to locate​ ​the​ ​venue! 

You​ ​have​ ​been​ ​such​ ​a​ ​loyal​ ​and​ ​wonderful audience​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years​ ​and​ ​we​ ​know​ ​how​ ​much​ ​you​ ​have​ ​appreciated​ ​the work​ ​of​ ​the​ ​company.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​introducing​ ​ourselves​ ​to new​ ​audience​ ​members​ ​too.  

Meanwhile,​ ​any​ ​donation,​ ​small​ ​or​ ​large,​ ​would​ ​be​ ​greatly​ ​appreciated. ​All donations​ ​are​ ​tax​ ​deductible! Your​ ​donations​ ​will​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​this new​ ​production​ ​and​ ​enable​ ​us​ ​to​ ​make​ ​plans​ ​for​ ​Persephone’s​ ​future theatrical​ ​life. Your donation will help to support our mandate: to create work opportunities for, and showcase, emerging professional theatre artists by performing plays of social and literary significance.

Many​ ​thanks​ ​for​ all your encouragement.

One​ ​again,​ ​I​ ​am very ​ much  ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​sharing​ ​our​ ​work​ ​with​ ​you.

Best​ ​wishes,


Gabrielle Soskin
Founding Director

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