Oil and Water

Apr 18, 2012 to May 6, 2012
08:00 PM until 10:00 PM

OIL AND WATER

Written by Robert Chafe

Directed by Jillian Keiley

Composed by Andrew Craig

Musical direction by Kellie Walsh 

April 18 – May 6, 2012 Early View performances:  April 24 & 25

Big edgy theatre from the edge of a big country. Oil and Water is a theatrical retelling of the incredible true story of Lanier Phillips. Shipwrecked in 1942, Mr. Phillips was the only African-American survivor. He was saved and openly embraced by the “people of St. Lawrence” and his life was forever altered.  This legendary story still resonates with relevance and power.  A ten-person cast sings an a cappella score by Andrew Craig that blends the Newfoundland folk tradition with African-American gospel.  From the company that brought Tempting Providence, After Image and Fear of Flight to Toronto audiences, this is the first official date of a national tour for the February 2011 hit.

“… a story told with incredible skills and soaring gospel music…“ CBC Radio 

“Remarkable… Chafe, who won the 2010 Governor General’s Award for drama, handles his material brilliantly in a script that shifts smoothly from the lyrical to the mundane to the sacred to the comic.” Drama.ca

“Script and storyline are touching and poignant… stylish and ingenious production.” The Telegram 

About Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland’s Oil and Water is another superb creative collaboration by Siminovitch Award-winning director Jillian Keiley and Governor General Award-winning playwright Robert Chafe. Their work has played across the country and abroad to critical and audience acclaim, and includes Fear of Flight, Afterimage, and Under Wraps. Founded in 1995 and based in St. John's Newfoundland, Artistic Fraud specializes in large scale chorus-based work, where spectacle meets story.

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