WHAT IF...Someone told you you could have the life of which you've always dreamed?
All you have to do is live dangerously and create furiously — together. Once upon a time, a group of miners did just that. TOMPKINSVILLE —a stage play by Lindsay Kyte-- With music by Ian Sherwood Lyrics by Ian Sherwood & Lindsay Kyte The true story of a Cape Breton mining town transformed from despondency to independence thanks to a rebel priest's belief we can all become "Masters of Our Own Destiny" TOMPKINSVILLE is the story of Father Jimmy Tompkins, Joe Laben, and the credit union and co-operative movement. The people can do ten times |
Photo credit Stoo Metz
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TOMPKINSVILLE'S NEWS
Photo credit Stoo Metz
TOMPKINSVILLE HAS WON TWO ROBERT MERRITT THEATRE AWARDS!
"OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE"
"BEST NEW PRODUCTION FROM A NEW OR EMERGING THEATRE COMPANY"
CONGRATS TO OUR CAST, CREW, PRODUCERS, OUR CO-PRODUCERS AT EASTERN FRONT THEATRE,
AND TO IAN SHERWOOD, WHO WROTE TOMPKINSVILLE'S MUSIC AND CO-WROTE ITS LYRICS
"OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE"
"BEST NEW PRODUCTION FROM A NEW OR EMERGING THEATRE COMPANY"
CONGRATS TO OUR CAST, CREW, PRODUCERS, OUR CO-PRODUCERS AT EASTERN FRONT THEATRE,
AND TO IAN SHERWOOD, WHO WROTE TOMPKINSVILLE'S MUSIC AND CO-WROTE ITS LYRICS
TOMPKINSVILLE HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE BEST PLAYS IN NOVA SCOTIA IN 2016!
Check it out here:
https://www.localxpress.ca/local-arts-and-life/nova-scotia-theatre-best-of-2016-496031
OUR 2016 REVIEWS ARE IN! CHECK THEM OUT HERE:
https://www.localxpress.ca/local-arts-and-life/tompkinsville-backs-the-little-man-in-a-musical-celebration-of-cape-breton-history-475622
http://www.iheartradio.ca/c100-fm/blogs/jc-s-theatre-spotlight-thompkinsville-1.2236575
"Eight years in the making, Tompkinsville is as unforgettable as Cape Breton classics
Glace Bay Miner's Museum, No Great Mischief, and Marion Bridge and is a great addition to Cape Breton literature."
- Elissa Barnard, Local Xpress
“Tompkinsville was authentic, raw, comical and most importantly based on
the true story of co-operative housing project in a Cape Breton mining town.
The music, the accents the passion—I felt as if I was experiencing the struggles of these people.
Outstanding performances by Lindsay Kyte, Ryan Rogerson, and cast.”
—Robin Howarth, manager, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
“Tompkinsville is a remarkable feat,
with plenty of heartbreaking, tender, and laugh-out-loud moments.
More than anything, it offers a profound reminder of the power
of community and the human spirit.”
—Andrew Rankin, The Chronicle Herald
Check it out here:
https://www.localxpress.ca/local-arts-and-life/nova-scotia-theatre-best-of-2016-496031
OUR 2016 REVIEWS ARE IN! CHECK THEM OUT HERE:
https://www.localxpress.ca/local-arts-and-life/tompkinsville-backs-the-little-man-in-a-musical-celebration-of-cape-breton-history-475622
http://www.iheartradio.ca/c100-fm/blogs/jc-s-theatre-spotlight-thompkinsville-1.2236575
"Eight years in the making, Tompkinsville is as unforgettable as Cape Breton classics
Glace Bay Miner's Museum, No Great Mischief, and Marion Bridge and is a great addition to Cape Breton literature."
- Elissa Barnard, Local Xpress
“Tompkinsville was authentic, raw, comical and most importantly based on
the true story of co-operative housing project in a Cape Breton mining town.
The music, the accents the passion—I felt as if I was experiencing the struggles of these people.
Outstanding performances by Lindsay Kyte, Ryan Rogerson, and cast.”
—Robin Howarth, manager, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
“Tompkinsville is a remarkable feat,
with plenty of heartbreaking, tender, and laugh-out-loud moments.
More than anything, it offers a profound reminder of the power
of community and the human spirit.”
—Andrew Rankin, The Chronicle Herald
It is the story of pioneers, who were ordinary men and women, who knew delay and discouragement,
but who finally blazed a trail that others may follow — if they will.
but who finally blazed a trail that others may follow — if they will.
