“Jake’s Gift” is a moving and powerful tribute to Canadian veterans. It is a one act, one-woman play about a Canadian Second World War veteran’s reluctant return to Juno Beach to find the grave of the brother who never came home.
=0D=0A=The play is written and performed by BC-based playwright and actress Julia Mackey, and was inspired by her own journey to Normandy, France, for the 60th anniversary of D-Day in June 2004. Since 2007, this surprisingly funny drama has received rave reviews and captured the hearts of Canadians across the country.
=0D=0A=“Jake’s Gift” has received numerous awards, including best drama, best solo show and best female performer at the 2007 and 2008 Victoria Fringe Festival, Best of the Fest at the 2008 Edmonton International Fringe Festival and Best of the Fest at the 2009 Winnipeg International Fringe Festival.
=0D=0A=This performance is free and open to the public. It runs 65 minutes with no intermission and is appropriate for ages 10 and up. For more information on “Jake’s Gift”, visit www.jakesgift.com
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