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CCT excellence on display in Halo
Cranbrook Community Theatre (CCT) has another slam-dunk hit on its hands.
Renowned director Terry Miller and CCT are presenting Josh MacDonald’s touching comedy Halo, which opened last night (Oct. 10) and runs again this evening (Oct. 11) at Cranbrook’s Stage Door.
Alexa Laing Moore stars as Casey Quinn, a less-than-enthused Tim Hortons employee working in her small hometown of Nately, Nova Scotia.
Struggling in the small town in a job she doesn’t like, Casey’s daily routine becomes jacked to the nth degree when a customer spies a likeness of Jesus Christ on the wall of the Tim Hortons.
MacDonald’s story dives into faith, belief, life in small town Maritimes and many things in-between, thanks to a side story involving Donald McMullin (played by Bob McCue) and his daughter Lizzie (Zoe Dupley), recently home from Toronto. Farmer McMullin, a devout man, visits his youngest daughter who is in a coma in the local hospital.
Lizzie is a practical woman who knows her sister will never get better while her dad believes she will return to them.
Parallel to this tale of faith and belief is the goings on at the Tim Hortons, where Halifax media has descended to feast on the story of Christ appearing on the wall.
At the centre of it all is Casey, along with her hockey-head boyfriend Jansen Block (David Webb) and dubious Father JJ Kirby (Jerrod Bondy), a pivotal character who connects the two main stories.
Hannah van der Roest and Peter Schalk help link the story in a variety of comical roles, including a droll TV reporter and excitable Tim Hortons owner, Fat Bob, as well as a pair of whacky folk singers.
This two-act play has incredible warmth and depth.
You might want to take some Kleenex, too. While this witty story weaves around meaty subjects with sharp barbs and pokes, it also smashes directly into the centre of your heart.
Along with an 8 p.m. performance tonight (Saturday, Oct. 11), Halo is also being performed Oct. 15-18 and 22-25 at the Stage Door.
Tickets are $13/$15 at Lotus Books.
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