The Ginger Goodwin Story

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Thursday, June 18th, 2015
7:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Part of the 30th annual Miners’ Memorial Weekend, Nanaimo’s professional theatre company TheatreOne will present a special staged reading of a new play by Michael Stephen. The Ginger Goodwin Story chronicles the miner, union organiser and anti-war activist from the time of his arrival on Vancouver Island to his death near Comox Lake at the hands of special constable Dan Campbell on July 27, 1918.

The play was developed and workshopped at TheatreOne’s emerging voices theatre development series in 2013. This presentation will be the first in the Comox Valley and the closest thing to a full production that the play has yet had. Five actors take on multiple characters under the direction of TheatreOne’s Artistic Director David Mann. The action takes place in and around Cumberland, as well as in Trail, Victoria and elsewhere. The play is somewhat fictionalized for dramatic effect, but based on extensive historical research.

Michael Stephen is a passionate student of history and has imbued the play with a great deal of true detail. It is also a sympathetic portrayal of the central character, who remains both a controversial and iconic figure to this day.

The staged reading will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. All proceeds from the events support exhibits and programs at the Cumberland Museum & Archives.