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Trad Premieres at Dekker Centre

Battlefords Community Players have begun the performance of the last play of the 2014-15 season. Trad had its premiere night Tuesday and will be playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Pictured, left to right are musicians Tyrel Smith and Brian Wappel, Jim Walls as Da, Liz Smith as Sal, Clint Garrett as Fr. Rice, Deshaye and Glen Rubidge, who played Thomas. Behind the scenes were dialect coach Trish Campbell and stage manager Shelly Bretzer.

Battlefords Community Players have begun the performance of the last play of the 2014-15 season.

Trad had its premiere night Tuesday and will be playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. 

Trad, a quirky fable by contemporary Irish playwright Mark Doherty, spins the tale of an elderly Thomas and his Da, who undertake a journey which reflects their lives together, and in the course of which they struggle to confront their personal foibles, versions of history, loyalty and pride of tradition,” says director Lloyd Deshaye.

After Thursday’s premiere, Deshaye said he was proud of the cast and crew and that it had been great fun to put it together.