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Local actors and musicians bring history alive with the presentation of Peace & War on stage at Meaford Hall November 10. This annual community production features four short dramas and a variety of music for Remembrance Day.
A familiar cast of Franz Greenfield, Robert Greenfield and Harley Greenfield relive the Christmas Truce of 1914 when Allied and German soldiers in the trenches laid down their rifles for a few hours and met face to face in ‘no-man’s land’.
Jaden Calvert plays an adventuresome Canadian soldier who finds himself in North Africa during WW2 battling not only the enemy but sand storms and flies. A Nurse, played by Abby Woodhouse, describes in a letter to his parents his final hours.
In School Days a young girl, played by Jadon Klein, tells how her teachers are signing up to fight overseas leaving many soon-to-be widows.
As a result of the Vietnam War thousands of war resisters came to Canada to evade the draft. Greg Brown portrays one of those draft dodgers as he explains why he made that choice.
Music for Peace & War is provided by students Nick Hallman, Michelle Wright and Abby Woodhouse accompanied by Melri Wright along with Lyrica of the Georgian Bay Children’s Choir directed by Jennifer Potter.
Tickets for the 7:30pm performance on Monday, November 10 are available at Meaford Hall.
