The Boy with an R in His Hand

2018:
THE BOY WITH AN R IN HIS HAND
Based on the story by James Reaney
Adapted for the stage by Adam Corrigan Holowitz

Directed by Adam Corrigan Holowitz

Company
Shaun Hessey, Chris McAuley, Alex Tremblay
Elizabeth Durand, Patricia Nacamoto, Kydra Ryan

Designer Sue Parke
Music Director Stephen Holowitz
Stage Manager Vicki Nicholls

A thrilling adventure for the whole family! Travel back to Upper Canada 1827 with brothers Joel and Alex as they join William Lyon Mackenzie and fight the family compact.

It’s 1826 and brothers Joel and Alex have just arrived in York, Upper Canada to live with their nasty uncle John. Alex soon encounters the press rebel William Lyon Mackenzie and becomes an apprentice at his fantastical print shop!

Location:
Fanshawe Pioneer Village
1424 Clarke Road
Tickets: $15
For tickets call: 519-457-1296

Elizabeth Durand, Kydra Ryan, Shaun Hessey, Alex Tremblay and Chris McAuley in The Boy with an R in His Hand. 2018. Photo by Richard Gilmore.

AlvegoRoot's 2018 Season was supported by the London Arts Council through the City of London's Community Arts Investment Program. Along with generous support by private donors.

AlvegoRoot creates work on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples as well as nations both recorded and unrecorded who have been caretakers of this land for time immemorial. These lands are connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum.