Public Play Readings 2017 & 2018
June & September 2017
February 2018
Book Launch of Paradise with Patti Flather & Guests
A celebration of the publication of Patti Flather's play Paradise! Readings by Patti Flather and Lillian Nakamura Maguire. Music by Jordy Walker. Wednesday June 7 at Baked Cafe. Books for sale with Mac's Fireweed. Publication by Playwrights Canada Press.
June 7th, 2017 - Baked Café, Whitehorse YT
Hidden Memories Play Reading with Lillian Nakamura Maguire & Patti Flather
Directed by Donna Yamamoto
The daughter of Japanese immigrants sifts through her parents’ memorabilia, piecing together their early BC life and forced relocation. She tries to find peace with her parents’ choices during times of racial discrimination, her own identity, and what she passes on to her daughter.
A reading of the latest of Hidden Memories was done by Lillian Nakamura Maguire and Patti Flather. This reading was part of Advance Theatre: New Works by Diverse Women Readings, Vancouver Fringe Festival, and in partnership with Ruby Slippers Theatre and Playwrights Guild of Canada. Hidden Memories was in development with Gwaandak Theatre, including as part of the 2016 Exploring Justice Play Readings Series. We acknowledge the support of the National Association of Japanese Canadians Endowment Fund.
September 17th, 2017 - False Creek Gym, Vancouver BC
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Lillian Nakamura Maguire is a second-generation Japanese Canadian new playwright living in Whitehorse. Throughout her career as an adult educator, facilitator and community activist she has used stories in her work in human rights education, elder abuse prevention and intercultural relations. She has written and produced short digital stories on these themes. She also enjoys writing short stories, memoir and haiku. Playwriting is a new challenge…but one in which she hopes to further develop as an artist and storyteller.
Script Excerpts with Patti Flather
As part of the Edmonton Fringe Festival, award-winning playwright Patti Flather read from her play Paradise, featured in this year’s Chinook Series, as well as her previous plays, West Edmonton Mall, Where the River Meets the Sea, and Sixty Below. The public reading was supported by PlayConnect, PGC’s Readings Program funded by the Canada Council. Event by Gwaandak Theatre, Chinook Series, and Azimuth Theatre.
Febraury 9th, 2018 - ATB Financial Arts Barns Lobby, Edmonton AB