Join us on March 22 from 6 - 7 PM for a special performance of “My Testimonial,” a play written and created by Greg MacArthur. This event is free for Gallery Members. For non-members, regular admission applies.
“My name is Greg MacArthur. I’ve been teaching performance, writing and theatre creation in the Drama Department at a small liberal arts university in Lethbridge, Alberta. My creative research lies in the study of authenticity, the nature of the self, the quality of reality. I’m going to tell you about something that happened to me recently. This is a re-enactment. Or an enactment, maybe? Or maybe a pre-enactment: something that hasn’t happened yet but is about to happen. This is Lethbridge, Alberta. This is the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. This is now.”
“My Testimonial” was written and conceived by Greg MacArthur. It was developed with support from Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and The University of Lethbridge. It was originally developed with Justin Blum, Kim Collier, Greg MacArthur, Jake Rose and Madeline Hunter Smith. It will be performed by Greg MacArthur and Stephanie Wickham. Creative and dramaturgical support provided by Justin Blum.
Greg MacArthur is a playwright, dramaturg, theatre creator, and educator. For over thirty years he has been involved in the creation and development of over twenty new works for the stage. His plays have been produced extensively across Canada, as well as in South Africa, Germany, the UK, Mexico, Romania, Hungary, and the United States. He studied performance at Toronto Metropolitan University and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies at The University of Lethbridge. He has taught at the University of Alberta, Concordia University (Montreal), the National Theatre School, and the University of Lethbridge, where he is currently an Instructor in the Department of Drama.
Please note that this performance includes strong language and dialogue about drug and alcohol use, child abuse, violence, murder, and sexual subject matter.