A Burnaby native is onstage in a tale of three sisters at the Kay Meek Arts Centre this fall.
Marion Bridge, the classic Canadian drama by Daniel MacIvor, is onstage Sept. 5 through 20 at the arts centre in West Vancouver. Lynda Boyd, who grew up in Burnaby, plays one of three estranged sisters who make the trip home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother. After 14 years in film and TV, Boyd is returning to the stage to appear alongside Vancouver theatre veteran Nicola Cavendish and Beatrice Zeilinger.
Boyd is Agnes, the eldest sister, who’s battling addiction and failed ambition and is forced to revisit her most agonizing decision. Cavendish is Theresa, the middle sister, the longtime caregiver to her mother who’s now questioning her Catholic faith. Zeilinger is Louise, the youngest of the trio, who’s struggling towards independence.
The production is directed by Roy Surette.
“Marion Bridge is filled with hard-won humanism, flinty humour and a resounding belief in the power of connection,” a press release says.
Marion Bridge runs Sept. 5 in preview, with opening night on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. It runs nightly, except Mondays, at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays (Sept. 8, 9, 15 and 16) at 2:30 p.m.
It’s onstage in the Kay Meek Studio Theatre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver, presented by the Kay Meek centre with A Wing & A Prayer Productions.
Tickets are $45 regular, $42.75 seniors or $15 for students, available through 604-981-6335 or online at www.kaymeek.com.
