Post by CCADP on May 5, 2005 15:45:37 GMT -5
In 1959, 14 year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to hang for the murder of 12 year-old Lynne Harper. As Canada’s youngest death row inmate, his trial became one of the most famous and controversial in Canadian history. Truscott has always maintained his innocence.
The play is written and directed by Louis B. Hobson, and will be produced in Guelph. Based on the real life of Steven Truscott, facts were taken from three books written on the subject and from trial transcripts. The play is informative, but not a documentary. It is what critics have called a compelling piece of theatre.
This Ontario premiere is a memory play in which Truscott confronts the ghosts of his past. He speaks to the audience as he watches a younger version of himself go through the interviews with the authorities that would lead to his trial. In a surreal dream sequence, Steven and Lynne re-enact the bicycle ride, murder and rape as it would eventually be presented to the jury. The second act follows Steven through the seven years he spent in the Kingston maximum-security prison.
Tickets for Saturday October 8, 2005 evening performance include a post show reception fundraiser for AIDWYC (Association in Defence of the Wrongfully Convicted). James Lockyer, one of the lawyers working on Steven Truscott's case will be attending and giving a brief update on the case at the reception.
This play contains graphic descriptions of the crime and may be offensive to some. Not appropriate for children.
Ticket Prices:
$50.00 Oct 8 Evening Only with Reception
$27.00 Adult Saturday evening
$25.00 Student & Senior Saturday evening
$25.00 Adult weeknight or matinee
$23.00 Student & Senior weeknight or matinee
$20.00 Preview (October 5 & 6)