Photo Flash: Dark Comedy Chronicles Refugees' Resilience at THE REFUGEE HOTEL

Teesri Duniya Theatre presents The Refugee Hotel, written by Carmen Aguirre, directed by Paulina Abarca-Cantin, running Wednesday, October 26 - Sunday, November 13, 2016.

It takes courage to remember, it takes courage to forget, it takes a hero to do both. A dark comedy about exile, love and the Canadian resettlement experience.

Told from the point of view of a young woman looking back on her childhood, award-winning writer Carmen Aguirre poignantly chronicles the story of a wave of Chilean refugees who are placed at a hotel in downtown Montreal in 1974 following the aftermath of the brutal Chilean coup d'état of Sept. 11, 1973, one of the watershed moments of the Cold War. Hundreds of thousands of Chileans resettled across Canada and around the globe; The Refugee Hotel explores Canada's ability to accept, support and embrace refugees as new citizens.

There will be a talkback with invited guests after each performance.
Performed in English with Spanish surtitles.

The play contains language and presents images that may be disturbing to young audiences.

IF YOU GO:

The Refugee Hotel

Featuring: Charles Bender | Pablo Diconca | Braulio Eliser | Craig Francis | Ziad Ghanem | Shanti Gonzales | Juan Grey | Gilda Monreal| Mariana Tayler | Sally Singal

Teesri Duniya Theatre

Segal Centre Studio- October 26-November 13, 2016

5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine Rd. Check for dates and times

Tickets $18-$26 (various discounts: students/seniors/groups/Segal Subscribers)

Half-price preview tickets: Wed. Oct. 26

Halloween Special- Remember the souls from the refugee hotel: tickets for Sun. Oct. 30 & Mon. Oct. 31 are 2-for-1 if purchased by Oct. 20 with the code word 'refugee'

Box Office: 514 739-7944 or online

www.teesriduniyatheatre.com | segalcentre.org

Teesri Duniya Theatre welcomes Syrian refugees, offering free tickets via various support organizations

Sept. 30- Les Journées de la culture: Free staged reading of The Refugee Hotel at Dawson College, 7pm

Photo Credit: James Douglas.

Teesri Duniya Theatre presents The Refugee Hotel by Carmen Aguirre. At Segal Centre Studio. Rehearsal photo by James Douglas.

Teesri Duniya Theatre presents The Refugee Hotel by Carmen Aguirre. At Segal Centre Studio. Rehearsal photo from left: Gilda Montreal, Pablo Diconca, photographer James Douglas.