Students from the Estevan Comprehensive School enjoyed a dramatic presentation on Thursday morning.
Danielle Roy performed The Wild Dog on the Concrete Path, a one-person show about a 23-year-old principal and a wild bear-dog in northern Saskatchewan. Her visit was through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, and the Embrace Theatre/Theatre Howl program.
She had already been to Leader and Moose Jaw through the tour before coming to Estevan, and she concluded her tour Tuesday with a visit to Lenore.
“It’s been going great,” she said. “The schools have been responding really well, and it’s been interesting because the kids are responding to the show really well, too. It’s been rewarding to see what they get from it, versus what teachers get from it, because it’s about a school.
“It’s neat hearing the feedback from the students, and how they relate to it, versus how teachers relate to it.”
Roy is a friend of Nathan Howe, who wrote the play, and Howe has been working with Charlie Peters, who is the artistic director for the production. Emails were sent out to prospective male and female performers, since the part is not specific to gender.
She applied to star in the show, and was selected.
Performing a one-person show certainly carries challenges, she said, but she has enjoyed the experience.
“It’s a bucket list thing that I wanted to try,” said Roy.
She doesn’t have the opportunity to listen and react to other performers that she has in a normal production. And she has to know all of the lines, and understand the physical aspect of the performance.
Roy is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s drama program who has long been interested in acting. She has also studied at the Globe Theatre’s Conservatory program in Regina.
She produced a one-woman show earlier this year that was performed by a friend, and she said she enjoys playwriting and directing, in addition to performing.
