Student Actors & Musicians Collaborate to Create Ahead by a Century – Tickets on Sale Today!
Scott Garbe was in the midst of making final plans with his colleagues for this year’s theatrical season last spring when news of Gord Downie's diagnosis broke. “Like millions of Canadians, we were heart-broken,” he recalls.
What to do? As we all know, Gord and The Tragically Hip responded by making music. Mr. Garbe and his colleagues instantly felt compelled to create theatre. The result is an original production they have created with CDS Senior drama students and musicians entitled Ahead by a Century - a theatrical experience inspired by the words and music of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip.
As summer turned to fall, Mr. Garbe learned about Gord's work on Secret Path and how he was putting his heart and soul into telling Chanie Wenjack's story in order to bring a heightened awareness to our nation and local communities about First Nations’ issues and Canada’s own troubled history. Gord's passion for Chanie's story has become CDS’ as well, and Mr. Garbe and his students are working to weave elements of Chanie's experience into their production.
CDS has pledged to donate all ticket proceeds to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research - Sunnybrook Foundation.
Ahead by a Century will take place in the Performing Arts Centre on March 2 and 3 at 7:00 pm and March 4 at 1:30 pm.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.
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The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
