Trying
by Joanna McClelland Glass
Jan 28 - Feb 5, 2022
Abbotsford Arts Centre
A timely and humorous drama set in the 1960’s, a young Canadian woman and an old Philadelphia aristocrat, two equally feisty individuals separated by age and generational difference, ‘try’ to understand each other in the midst of rapidly changing times.
The year is 1968. Sarah Schor, a young Canadian woman from Saskatchewan, takes on the role of secretary to Judge Francis Biddle, a one-time US Attorney General and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, in what he believes to be the final year of his life. The feisty judge soon meets his match in the equally feisty twenty-something as they navigate working together in rapidly changing times.
A poignant, often humorous drama based on the playwright’s real-life experience, the play explores timely themes of aging and trying to understand one another in the midst of generational uniqueness and changing perspectives.
Exquisitely literate, moving and compelling.
—Variety
Comic and touching.
—New York Times
Trying is a portrait of generational reconciliation. It is enormously bracing theatre.
—New York Daily News
Trying is a beautifully written, delicate and engaging two-hander.
—The Globe & Mail
AUDIENCE ADVISORY: This play contains minimal instances of strong or coarse language important to the honest portrayal of the characters.
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Ticket Info
Section A:
$30 Adults | $28 Seniors/Students | $12 Child
Section B:
$25 Adults | $22 Seniors/Students | $12 Child
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Cast
Cheryl Sileikies
Sarah Schorr
Glen Pinchin
Judge Biddle
Karen Street
Sarah Schorr (Understudy)
Brad Felton
Judge Biddle (Understudy)
Creative Team
Jacq Ainsworth
Director
Nelly Fargeon
Stage Manager
Andrew Potts
Set Designer
Charlene Crawford
Props Designer
Des Hale
Costume Designer
Ken Hildebrandt
Lighting Designer
Josh Osborne
Sound Designer
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