U of S brings women’s labour story to Fringe stage
SASKATOON - A new play at the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival will shed light on the historical role women have played as labour activists in Canada.
The production, titled With Glowing Hearts: How Ordinary Women Worked Together to Change the World (and Did), is part of a partnership between University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers and dramatists to bring research findings to the stage.
July 28 – Aug. 6
(Showtimes listed at www.25thstreettheatre.org/tickets)
Victoria School Gym
639 Broadway Avenue
Saskatoon
With Glowing Hearts is based on research by Elizabeth Quinlan, associate professor, U of S Department of Sociology, into the lasting impact made by miners’ wives—through their work in women’s auxiliaries in remote mining towns during the mid-20th century—on Canada’s labour landscape. The play is directed by Julia Jamison, assistant professor in the Department of Drama, and features a cast of U of S students and alumni.
Media can arrange to visit live rehearsals of the production from July 25–27. Video from rehearsal is available to media upon request. A video teaser for the show can be viewed online: https://vimeo.com/175416554
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For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Quinlan
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Saskatchewan
306-966-6937
elizabeth.quinlan@usask.ca