“I don’t want to understand what happened to me,
I know what happened to me.
I want to understand what happened to him.”
The Events tells the story of Claire – a female priest who leads a community choir whose members are largely newcomers and immigrants.
When the unthinkable happens and the choir suffers immeasurable loss, Claire is left to survive and attempt to understand how someone could do such an awful thing. The play does not reenact violence, it looks at its aftermath and focuses on how communities find their way forward, even when that seems impossible.
David Greig’s daring play explores our destructive desire to fathom the unfathomable and asks how far forgiveness will stretch in the face of atrocity.
Each performance features a community choir who act both as spectator and participant.
Many thanks to our choirs:
SoundCrowd
Cantala Women’s Choir
Penthelia Women’s Choir
East End United Choir
City Choir
Bel Canto Singers
Guelph Chamber Choir
Cantabile Chamber Singers, Artistic Director and Founder Cheryll Chung
Voices of York
Skule™ Choir
The Events
by David Greig
Music by John Browne
A Necessary Angel Production
Directed by Alan Dilworth
Toronto Premiere
March 1 to 15, 2020
Cast:
Raven Dauda
Kevin Walker
Creative Team:
Music Director Jacqueline Teh
Set and Costume Designer Ken MacKenzie
Lighting Designer Kimberly Purtell
Sound Designer Deanna H. Choi
Stage Manager Matthew MacInnis
Assistant Stage Manager Loralie Pollard
