Mary goes to the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where one of the Grade 12 drama one-act plays this year is Salt-Water Moon. We saw the show this afternoon, and it is so beautiful! I’m very happy we were able to attend.
Director Katie Hillyard-Beale said in her pre-show speech that she’d seen Ravi Jain’s production of the play at Mirvish, and had, from that moment onward, been determined to direct it for her final school project. She called Emma D’Agrosa and Max Grosskopf her “dream cast,” and after seeing the show, I know why.
The production is thoughtful, moving, and full of life. The two well-matched performers fully inhabited Mary Snow and Jacob Mercer, whose shared past and economic circumstances are standing in the way of their love for one another. The direction hit all the right notes: as the two spar, flirt, and finally open their hearts to one another, we see the pain, love, (and sense of humour) that they share.
Congratulations to Katie, Emma, Max, and crew, as well as the Grade 12 Drama teachers!
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