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My Turquoise Years at Arts Club
VANCOUVER, BC - Memoir of a Canadian girlhood. Based on M.A.C. Farrant's memoir of her fourteenth summer, My Turquoise Years is a comic coming-of-age story set in 1960, a time of postwar optimism, when plastic reigned and the colour turquoise was the height of chic. Marion, raised by Aunt Elsie in sleepy Cordova Bay, has grown up hearing tales of her glamorous, globe-trotting mother, Nancy. Just as Marion is blossoming into womanhood, Nancy suddenly announces a visit to Canada, throwing everyone into a tizzy.
"Farrant's book was first brought to our attention by Nicola Cavendish, who, after reading it on CBC's Between the Covers, thought it would make a lovely play. She was right,"; said Rachel Ditor, the play's director and dramaturg. "Part nostalgic look at daily life in 1960, My Turquoise Years is also a reminder of the social constraints of the nuclear family back then. What makes the play contemporary, though, is its affirmation that family is more than biology; it's who you choose to share your home with. That life is up for invention.";
Farrant, born in 1947 in Sydney, Australia, but resident of Vancouver Island since 1953, is the author of thirteen books, predominately short and humorous fiction. Once described as "Canada's most acerbic and intelligent humourist,"; she weaves dry observation and absurdity with a knowing eloquence. An alumna of Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria, Farrant is a full-time writer. She is a contributor to Adbusters and Geist, a frequent book reviewer for TheVancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail, and organizer of the Sidney Reading Series. Nominated for multiple literary awards, Farrant has received several writing grants at the national and provincial levels. Her work has been anthologized widely, and adapted for radio, television, and now, for the first time, the stage.
By M.A.C. Farrant. Starring Peter Anderson, Georgina Beaty, Bridget Esler, David Marr, Wendy Noel, Dawn Petten, Mike Rinaldi. Director and Dramaturg Rachel Ditor. Set Designer Alison Green. Costume Designer Christine Reimer. Lighting Designer Adrian Muir. Sound Designer Mike Rinaldi. Stage Manager Ingrid Turk. Assistant Stage Manager April Starr Land
ABOUT THE ARTS CLUB
The Arts Club Theatre Company, now in its 49th season, is the largest not-for-profit organization of its kind in Western Canada. Led by Artistic Managing Director Bill Millerd and Executive Director Howard R. Jang, it offers professional theatre at three venues-the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Revue Stage-as well as on tour throughout the province.
"Farrant's book was first brought to our attention by Nicola Cavendish, who, after reading it on CBC's Between the Covers, thought it would make a lovely play. She was right,"; said Rachel Ditor, the play's director and dramaturg. "Part nostalgic look at daily life in 1960, My Turquoise Years is also a reminder of the social constraints of the nuclear family back then. What makes the play contemporary, though, is its affirmation that family is more than biology; it's who you choose to share your home with. That life is up for invention.";
Farrant, born in 1947 in Sydney, Australia, but resident of Vancouver Island since 1953, is the author of thirteen books, predominately short and humorous fiction. Once described as "Canada's most acerbic and intelligent humourist,"; she weaves dry observation and absurdity with a knowing eloquence. An alumna of Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria, Farrant is a full-time writer. She is a contributor to Adbusters and Geist, a frequent book reviewer for TheVancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail, and organizer of the Sidney Reading Series. Nominated for multiple literary awards, Farrant has received several writing grants at the national and provincial levels. Her work has been anthologized widely, and adapted for radio, television, and now, for the first time, the stage.
By M.A.C. Farrant. Starring Peter Anderson, Georgina Beaty, Bridget Esler, David Marr, Wendy Noel, Dawn Petten, Mike Rinaldi. Director and Dramaturg Rachel Ditor. Set Designer Alison Green. Costume Designer Christine Reimer. Lighting Designer Adrian Muir. Sound Designer Mike Rinaldi. Stage Manager Ingrid Turk. Assistant Stage Manager April Starr Land
ABOUT THE ARTS CLUB
The Arts Club Theatre Company, now in its 49th season, is the largest not-for-profit organization of its kind in Western Canada. Led by Artistic Managing Director Bill Millerd and Executive Director Howard R. Jang, it offers professional theatre at three venues-the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Revue Stage-as well as on tour throughout the province.
Submitted on March 29, 2013 in By David.
