Finish Line August 5, 2006

FINISH LINE
what baggage do you carry?
By Yvette Nolan

Synopsis:
Three estranged friends and their therapist reunite and confront the one finish line that will change their lives forever. Alternating between laugh out loud funny and touching, this is a story about a group of women and how pregnancy and the choice to have children can, in turns, alienate their friends and bring them closer. Through their common struggle, and guided by forces they barely understand, they are forced to re-examine their friendships and alliances.
About the playwright:

Yvette Nolan - Highlights from her lengthy list of achievements include a repertoire of over a dozen produced plays, including "Blade", "Child", "Job's Wife", "Marginal Man" and "Annie Mae's Movement"; she has worked across Canada as a dramaturge and writer, and was President of PUC (now Playwrights Guild of Canada) from 1998 to 2001. In 2003, she was appointed Managing Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto.

About the cast:

Dinah Watts- Now Magazine has voted her Artist to Watch in 2001 and 2004, and has said, “Equally at home in classics and contemporary pieces, Watts nails characters with voice and gesture, proving she's rooted in every figure she plays.” Dinah Watts has garnered accolades from The Toronto Star, The National Post, Now and Eye Magazines.

Kelly Fanson- A seasoned, and well-received Fringe performer, Kelly Fanson is currently pursuing screen projects, both as a producer, director and writer. She has just had a private screening release for a festival bound short film called Fertile Attraction.

Amy White- Of Turtle Clan, Anishnaabe ancestry, Amy is an active Native Indian writer and performer, currently developing her work through the Native Earth Performing Arts playwriting unit. Recent work includes Keweyani, a piece about the life of Marguerite Riel.

Oonagh Duncan- Recent graduate of Studio15 in London, England, Oonagh has since been featured in Outset which won first place at the Toronto 24 Hour Film Festival.

Cari Haim- Cari has performed in a variety of local productions, such as Jake's Women, Stepping Out and This Year, Next Year
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Presented by The Seeing Place and the SummerWorks Festival
Tickets: $12 advance, $10 at the door
August 3-13, 2006●Factory Theatre Mainspace●125 Bathurst Avenue
http://www.summerworks.ca

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