Caravan Farm Theatre
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tour Leader: Jadine Lecaire, Al & Bev Rich
Photos: Gary Hartley, Joan Barron, Mike Jervis, Bev Rich
This was our second annual trip to the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong. Before the show, Al and Bev led the group along Westside Road to Fintry for a picnic dinner.
We had 23 people join us for this fabulous production called “A Night's Mare”. The play was written by Kevin Kerr who had an idea of writing a play about a magical horse. As he was struggling with the story line, a young woman from Corvallis, Oregon wrote that she had the perfect horse for the play. Her horse knew over 30 commands, could do many tricks, and was white like a ghost. But the special thing about her horse was that it was blind. It had been born with no eyes, just eye sockets.
Endo, the blind horse and his owner and trainer Morgan Wagner travelled to Canada to be part of this production. Endo pranced, danced, bowed, side stepped, galloped and loped around the set with great precision, all senses working overtime to overcome his lack of sight. Watching Morgan guide Endo around the field and stage setting was a wonder to behold. You can only marvel at the relationship between horse and rider. The trust and love they shared was very obvious from their performance. But they weren't the only actors in the story.
The other actors were excellent and brought us a lot of laughs. The main theme was about facing your fears and following your dreams. The story revolved around a young woman on the verge of making a big change and her parents struggling with letting her go. There was also a lovely story about a young girl who never had a friend. Was there a happy ending... always!
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tour Leader: Jadine Lecaire, Al & Bev Rich
Photos: Gary Hartley, Joan Barron, Mike Jervis, Bev Rich
This was our second annual trip to the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong. Before the show, Al and Bev led the group along Westside Road to Fintry for a picnic dinner.
We had 23 people join us for this fabulous production called “A Night's Mare”. The play was written by Kevin Kerr who had an idea of writing a play about a magical horse. As he was struggling with the story line, a young woman from Corvallis, Oregon wrote that she had the perfect horse for the play. Her horse knew over 30 commands, could do many tricks, and was white like a ghost. But the special thing about her horse was that it was blind. It had been born with no eyes, just eye sockets.
Endo, the blind horse and his owner and trainer Morgan Wagner travelled to Canada to be part of this production. Endo pranced, danced, bowed, side stepped, galloped and loped around the set with great precision, all senses working overtime to overcome his lack of sight. Watching Morgan guide Endo around the field and stage setting was a wonder to behold. You can only marvel at the relationship between horse and rider. The trust and love they shared was very obvious from their performance. But they weren't the only actors in the story.
The other actors were excellent and brought us a lot of laughs. The main theme was about facing your fears and following your dreams. The story revolved around a young woman on the verge of making a big change and her parents struggling with letting her go. There was also a lovely story about a young girl who never had a friend. Was there a happy ending... always!
