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Touring Winnipeg and the Interlake in May/June 2016

One Trunk Theatre is pleased to be Nuna (Now)'s touring show for the 2016 Festival!

One Trunk’s hit Mission Potluck is back and more rambunctious than ever. Come and join us in Winnipeg or on the road this spring.

Mission Potluck flips history on its head in this play collectively created and performed by comediennes Claire Therese Friesen, Gwendolyn Collins, Andraea Sartison, Jacqueline Harding and Anna-Laure Koop.

A mashup of comedy, music and poetic monologues, Mission Potluck brings to the stage the story of a Lutheran Ladies League’s ill-fated fundraising efforts in Gimli in the 1920s. This perfectly devised ensemble piece is inspired by the true story of First Lutheran’s (Winnipeg) fundraising efforts to build Gimli’s first seniors home in the early part of the century. 

When it debuted in Gimli in the summer of 2015, it was an immediate hit. One Trunk takes the show back on the road in the spring of 2016 with the Nuna. The tour kicks off where the real story began at First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg before touring to Gimli, Riverton and Arborg. A play uniquely crafted for these locations, Mission Potluck gives rural audiences an entertaining and heart-wrenching reflection of their own stories and towns…. with an Icelandic twist. An immersive theatrical experience (featuring a potluck of Icelandic baking in the parish hall during intermission) Mission Potluck is a perfect recipe for entertainment combining local history with physical comedy, and familiar hymns with the pop music of the day.

Winnipeg
8:00 p.m., May 26th
First Lutheran Church
580 Victor Street
Tickets $25.00 


Gimli
7:30 p.m., May 27th & 28th
2:00 p.m., May 29th
Aspire Theatre
56 5th Avenue
Tickets $15.00 available online
or at Tergesens

Riverton
7:30 p.m., June 3rd
Riverton Community Centre
175 Riverton Avenue W
Tickets $15.00 available online 
or at Riverton Agri Auto and Riverton-Bifrost Parks and Recreation Commission Office

Arborg-a fundraiser for Arborg’s Personal Care Home
7:00 p.m., June 4th
Arborg Community Centre
409 Recreation Centre
Tickets $20.00 available online 
or at the Arborg Pharmacy or by calling Val Anderson (204.378.5506) or Pat McCallum (204.641.5112)