Having Hope At Home
Dates Playing: 8/6/2009 - 8/23/2009
Written By: David S. Craig
Director: Diana Fajrajsl
A very pregnant Carolyn is determined to bring her family back together before the birth of her first child. In this multi-generational comedy that has charmed audiences across the country, modern medicine meets midwifery head-on in a torrent of family feuding and as tensions begin to rise, so does the laughter! It will take a baby to heal the rift in this funny, heart-warming story of forgiveness and hope.
Une Carolyn au cours des derniers mois de sa grossesse est bien décidée à réunir sa famille avant la naissance de son enfant. Dans cette comédie multigénérationnelle qui a charmé des spectateurs dans tout le pays, la médecine moderne affronte les sages-femmes dans un torrent de disputes familiales. Plus la tension monte, plus les rires fusent ! Il faudra un poupon pour colmater la cassure dans cette histoire drôle et réconfortante de pardon et d’espoir.
“For goodness sake, go see Having Hope at Home. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. You’ll come out touched by the sheer joy of good theatre.”
– The Hamilton Spectator
the cast:
Yanick Bousquet*: Michel Charbonneau
Holly Gauthier Frankel*: Carolyn Bingham
Carolyn Guillet*: Dawn Shaw (Carolyn’s Midwife)
Andrew Johnston*: William Bingham (Carolyn’s Father)
Joel Miller*: Russell Bingham (Carolyn’s Grandfather)
Linda Smith*: Jane Bingham (Carolyn’s Mother)
director: Diana Fajrajsl*
stage manager: Heather Bowser
set & costume design: Chris Brown & Maggie Macaulay
lighting designer: Peter Vastis
* appear courtesy of Canadian Actors Equity Association
