PROJECT

Year
2014

Communities Visited
Alberton, Crapaud, Georgetown, Montague, North Rustico, Savage Harbour, St Abrams, Summerside, and Tignish

Interviews Conducted
56

The Tale of a Town - Prince Edward Island culminated in a multimedia performance that recounted stories from across the island, presented at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside and at the Victoria Playhouse in Victoria-by-the-Sea.

Listen to some of our Prince Edward Island stories on our interactive storymap.

Now there are so many immigrants, the picture of Charlottetown has changed... When you choose another country, you have to accept the member of that community as your family. When I moved to Canada, I came for him, but my family was people, Islanders. They are nice people.
— CK Sahajpal, Storyteller, Charlottetown, PEI

CREDITS

Tom Hearn - Designer
Todd McLean - Audio Artist
Robert Feetham - Performer
Deanna Jones - Performer
Adam Paolozza - Performer
Kristina McCormack  - Local Performer
Justin Pierre Simmard - Musician / Performer

PARTNERS

The project was supported by the PEI 2014, Victoria Playhouse, and Harbourfront Theatre

PRESS

CBC
THE BUZZ
THE GUARDIAN | JULY 14, 2014
THE GUARDIAN | AUGUST 12, 2014