We are excited to host Theatre New Brunswick Young Company on Tuesday, March 21st.  Grade 6 Huskies will enjoy a performance of the play “S.T.O.P,” and Grade 7 & 8 students will enjoy a performance of “Altar.”  

Since 1974, TNB has been introducing New Brunswick students to the magic of live theatre. All shows are carefully selected for their relevance, high educational content and themes. We are excited to share the synopses and themes of this year’s productions. 

Grade 6 Huskies will enjoy a presentation of “S.T.O.P”:

Bruno is new to Canada and hasn’t made any friends on his first day of school and is playing alone. His new classmates, Charlie & Alex, want to play with him but they realize that Bruno doesn’t speak any English. After failed attempts to communicate with signs and noises and a looming sense of defeat, the kids will have to find another way of communicating and playing with each other.  Magical candy, anyone?

Themes: Cultural Exchange, Language & Communication, Friendship & Immigration

Grade 7 & 8 Huskies will enjoy a presentation of “Alter”:

Eugenio is a queer young immigrant living in St. John’s, NFLD & Lab.  Less than a year has passed since his move from Mexico, but in that time, he experienced deep love and deeper heartbreak when his new boyfriend, Benjamin, inexplicably “ghosted” him.  No, Benjamin isn’t dead: he just stopped calling and texting.  And the thing is…Eugenio’s still not over it. Looking to the traditional Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos and his father’s previous experience with paranormal activities. Eugenio decides to build an altarain in the hopes that he will be able to summon his boyfriend’s “ghost” to sort out the end of their relationship for once and for all. 

Themes: Cultural Diversity, Loss, Familial Relationships and 2LGTBQQIA+ relationships