Margaret Neil James MacNeil: A Love Story
Adapted & directed by Ken Jessome from Ronald Caplan’s “Women of Courage: 15 Cape Breton Lives”
Among the everyday hardships of rural life in 1950’s Cape Breton, a love story grows between Margaret and Neil James MacNeil, a widower who hires her to look after his children.
Anna Bluffer’s Second World War
Adapted & directed by Ken Jessome from Ronald Caplan’s “Women of Courage: 15 Cape Breton Lives”
Anna Bluffer raised her family, with her husband, Rivhard, in North Sydney, where she died in 1999. Anna herself grew up in Tarnopol, Poland, and was a survivor of the Holocaust. She tells her story here.
Rosie in the Shadow of the Melrose
Written by Craig Fols
Directed by Jule Ann Hardy
On a train platform in New Jersey, Frances, a talkative girl who lacks subtlety and boundaries, meets a reserved and apprehensive stranger. She tells him her life story while wanting to learn more about him. The pair of misfits shares an awkward but honest interaction while waiting for their trains to arrive.
Public discussions, led by festival adjudicator Gary Walsh, will be held in the Pit Lounge, following each of the set of plays. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. A One Act Festival Pass is $50 for general, $25 for student and seniors. The box office is open 1-5 pm Monday to Friday. For more information contact the Boardmore Theatre box office at 902-563-1652.