[van-announce] Palace of the End May 21 - June 6

Wed May 20 16:37:51 PDT 2009

***Please distribute widely***

                PALACE OF THE END 

                  by Judith Thompson  

                  presented by Touchstone Theatre in association with Felix Culpa and Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

                    Dates 

                    May 21 – June 6 2009 Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Theatre 

                    Three scalding monologues make up Judith Thompson’s Palace of the End:
a shockingly funny portrayal of the soldier who took the fall for the
Abu Ghraib prison scandal; the dying reflections of the weapons
inspector who blew the whistle on government justifications for the
invasion of Iraq; a tea party with a mother and political leader who
suffered unfathomable loss at the hands of Saddam Hussein. Whatever
your views on the war, this play will unsettle you with its startling
beauty.

“Palace of the End raises the bar . . . searing . . . elegiac, beautifully specific.”  LA Times 

"One of Canada's foremost women of letters." – Toronto Star 

                  Directed by David Bloom, Katrina Dunn, and Mindy Parfitt 

                  Starring Alexa Devine, Russell Roberts and Laara Sadiq 

                  Set by Yvan Morissette 

                  Costumes by Farnaz Khaki-Sadiq  

                  Lighting by John Webber 

                  Sound by Brian Linds 

                  Tickets 

                  Adult $26 Senior $20 Student $16 including all service charges

                  Call 604 684 2787 or visit www.ticketstonight.ca 

                  Performance Times 

                  Tuesday - Saturday 8pm; 

                  Saturday 2pm; 

                  Sunday 4pm

                  Special Performances 

                  Thur 21 May – Free Preview Performance — tickets at the door, first-come first-served

                  Fri 22 May – Opening Night

                  Sat 23 May, 2pm – Two for One: all tickets $13

                  Sun 24 May, 4pm – Director's Chat - Join Director Katrina Dunn pre-show in the lobby at 3:15pm

                  Tue 26 May – post-show Talkback

                  Conversation Series 

                  WAR CRIMES & THE MOVEMENT TO IMPEACH GEORGE BUSH: A SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE WITH GAIL DAVIDSON  

                  Wednesday May 27, 2009 

                  7:00pm

                  FREE

                  (prior to the 8:00pm performance of Palace of the End)

                  Gail Davidson
is the Director of the Vancouver-based Lawyers Against The War, and a
leader in the charge to bring former US President George Bush to trial
on war crimes.

                  STICKING OUR NOSES IN: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON MILITARY INTERVENTION 

                  Sunday May 31, 2009 

                  6:00pm to 7:30pm

                  FREE

                  (following the 4pm Matinee of Palace of the End)

                  Moderated by Camyar Chai (Leave Out Violence)

                  This exciting panel consists of:

                  Deborah Campbell Vancouver-based international political journalist

                  Peter Prontzos Political Science Professor at Langara College

                  Juergen Dankwort Institute of Victimization and Social Justice

                  Riadh Muslih Canadian-Iraqi Activist and Publisher

                  Don Wright Amnesty International Vancouver

                  Derrick O'Keefe Stop War Coalition

                  Jane Cutter ANSWER Seattle

                  For more information about the Conversation Series, please contact Sean Devine at 604.255.4871 or email sean at horseshoesandhandgrenades.ca

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