Written and directed by RON JENKINS
Starring RON PEDERSON
March 28 – April 19, 2009
Rice Theatre
A Citadel World Premiere Presentation
Meet James. Seven years old, he has escaped to a fantasy world where he is being raised by wolves. Every day is a new adventure until, frightened they are on the verge of becoming extinct, James and the wolves concoct a plan to save themselves. Extinction Song is a funny, tender and heartbreaking account of a child’s way of coping with the troubled world around him.
The world premiere of this play by local director and playwright, Ron Jenkins, Extinction Song features a tour de force performance by Edmonton actor Ron Pederson. It promises to take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions that will leave you with as many questions as answers.
“Your laughter and your tears – and there will be both – are legitimately earned here. “To lose a precious fantasy is to lose an individual self, and join a flawed, sad, punitive species. It seems to be our shared tragedy by the time the curtain comes down.”
–Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal“Don't miss Extinction Song.
“It's about the poetry of words and movement, the brilliance of an actor, writer and director to take us back and forth between this world and some parallel dimension whose beauty makes this mundane life totally worthwhile.” –Graham Hicks, Edmonton Sun“When you develop a new work you never know how it will go. When you present a staged reading of a new work in progress and it totally captivates the viewers, you know you have a hit. This is a hit.” –Bob Baker
Winner of two 2009 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards for Outstanding Production of a Play and Outstanding New Play.
The EXTINCTION SONG Company
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Rice Theatre Series
Robbins Family Series