WHITE ROCK ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
As part of the White Rock Arts and Culture Festival, we are presenting two Staged Readings of original, unproduced, new works. This is a platform, not for the theatre, but for the playwright, to support the playwright with a place to have their plays performed, in front of an audience and get validation as an artist, to show our community how vital and relevant theatre is. Audience members will be part of an exciting phase in the evolution of these plays, participating by critiquing and suggesting possible ways to make the plays even better.
SCREAMING IN SILENCE
Four siblings need to reconcile among themselves as they prepare for their deceased father's memorial service. A comedy on dealing with the people we fear most: the ones we love.
SHANE ROCHON – WRITER/DIRECTOR
Shane graduated from Dawson College's Professional Theatre program in Montreal. While living in Montreal, he had roles in 7 Stories, 1949, A Midsummer Night's Dream & A Small Family Business. He also had a guest starring role in Space Channel's "11 Somerset". Since moving to BC, he acted on stage in That Darn Plot, Escape From Happiness and The Foreigner (for which he was the recipient of a CTC Award for Best Supporting Actor).
As a director, he directed The Memory of Water & Of the Fields Lately (both for Langley Players).
As a playwright, he wrote Screaming in Silence, Limbo & Fragments and Figments as well as two plays for young people. He would like to thank Mahara Sinclaire (and everyone at Peninsula Productions) for this opportunity to revisit these endearing characters. He also thanks his amazingly creative and beautiful wife Pam for her encouragement, advice and endless laughter. Thank you all for coming out to support original works.