A smashing tour-de-force performance by acclaimed Canadian jazz and blues singer Krystle Dos Santos. Hey Viola! is a musical exploration of civil rights trailblazer, Viola Desmond—the fearless woman featured on your $10 bill. Hey Viola! takes the audience on an extraordinary journey through Viola’s life and the events that shaped her, from the 1917 Halifax explosion to the civil rights struggles of the 1950s. Featuring hot jazz, gospel, and traditional spirituals, this eye-opening new musical brings bold, new energy to the life and times of a remarkable woman. Featuring brilliant hits of the era from Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, The Mills Brothers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Richard M. Jones, and more—plus songs that influenced history including Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, A Change is Gonna Come, Sinnerman, and Mississippi Goddam.
KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS Viola Desmond STEVE CHARLES Guitar/Upright Bass JEN LEWIN Piano CHRIS DAVIS Drums/Trumpet
KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS Creator TRACEY POWER Creator & Director SEREANA MALANI Associate Director STEVE CHARLES Musical Director DREW FACEY Set Designer CS FERGUSSON-VAUX Costume Designer JILLIAN WHITE Lighting Designer ANGELA BEAULIEU Stage Manager OLUWATOBI AKINWUMI Wig Creator DONNY TEJANI Wig Stylist GREG KLOHN Paradise Sign Construction TEGAN KLANCNIK Scenic Painter
HEART & COURAGE SERIES Tickets starting from $25 buy tickets GROUP DISCOUNT: Book a group of 10 or more Adult tickets and SAVE 10%! Learn more here. Location Pavilion Theatre 1025 Lorne Street Show Times April 21 to May 07, 2022 Evenings | 7:30pm Saturday Matinees | 2pm Wednesday Tea Matinee | 11am No performances on Sunday RUN TIME: Approximately 80 minutes, no intermission Special Performances Preview Thursday Thu, Apr. 21 | 7:30pm Opening Night Fri, Apr. 22 | 7:30pm (Reception in the lobby after the show) Pay-What-You-Can Matinees Sat, Apr. 23 | 2pm Sat, Apr. 30 | 2pm Sat, May 07 | 2pm Tea Matinee Wed, Apr. 27 | 10am (11am Performance) Post-Show Artist Talk Thu, Apr. 28 | Following the Performance (7:30pm Performance) Student Matinees Wed, May 04 |11am *For school group bookings, please contact Terri Runnalls - terri@wctlive.ca
HEART & COURAGE SERIES
Tickets starting from $25 buy tickets
GROUP DISCOUNT: Book a group of 10 or more Adult tickets and SAVE 10%! Learn more here.
Pavilion Theatre 1025 Lorne Street
April 21 to May 07, 2022 Evenings | 7:30pm Saturday Matinees | 2pm Wednesday Tea Matinee | 11am No performances on Sunday
RUN TIME: Approximately 80 minutes, no intermission
Preview Thursday Thu, Apr. 21 | 7:30pm
Opening Night Fri, Apr. 22 | 7:30pm (Reception in the lobby after the show)
Pay-What-You-Can Matinees Sat, Apr. 23 | 2pm Sat, Apr. 30 | 2pm Sat, May 07 | 2pm
Tea Matinee Wed, Apr. 27 | 10am (11am Performance)
Post-Show Artist Talk Thu, Apr. 28 | Following the Performance (7:30pm Performance)
Student Matinees Wed, May 04 |11am *For school group bookings, please contact Terri Runnalls - terri@wctlive.ca
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Photos of JEN LEWIN, KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS, CHRIS DAVIS, STEVE CHARLES | Director TRACEY POWER | Set Design DREW FACEY | Costume Design CS FERGUSSON-VAUX | Lighting Design JILLIAN WHITE | Wig Builder OLUWATOBI AKINWUMI | Wig Stylist DONNY TEJANI | Scenic Painter TEGAN KLANCNIK | Photo by MURRAY MITCHELL
Watch a teaser for Hey Viola! Viola Desmond—The Soundtrack of a Life