One night only! Ducks on the Moon at the Quantz Theatre, Education 1003, University of Saskatchewan.
19:30 - 22:00 EDUC 1003
DUCKS ON THE MOON
A play by Kelley Jo Burke
“Ducks on the Moon” is CBC writer-documentarian Kelley Jo
Burke’s “99% true” performance documentary about the first five
years with her son, who in the play she calls “Noah”, because as
she says, “My need for anecdotes does not trump my family’s need
for privacy.”
In a series of stories and movement, the performer reflects on the
boy’s birth, and early childhood, and attempts to answer the question,
“when did you first know that Noah was ...different?” Through the
stories, the audience gets to share Kelley Jo’s learning curve as she
meets not the child she expected but the child she has. Ultimately,
the piece is about the passage from denial to acceptance, not just for
the parent of an autistic child, but any parent, making the transition
from clinging to her expectations of motherhood, to the realities of
life with her particular child. It is funny, heart-breaking and both
entertaining and informative.
A question and answer period by the
playwright and our own Lana Wilkinson will follow the play.