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Still the Night
Content warning: antisemitism, genocide, Holocaust, infanticide, murder, Nazis, sexual violence, sex work, violence, war

Still the Night tells the fictional story of two Jewish Polish cousins, both named Bryna, who have escaped fr...
Composer: John Alcorn
Librettist: Theresa Tova

Still the Night
The Drawing Class
Content warning: war, the Holocaust, concentration camp

As soldiers march outside their room in Terezin, a teacher tries their best to inspire a student, despite the horrid conditions. The student is unable to escape into her imagination.
Composer: Christiaan Venter
Librettist: Sheldon Rosen

The Drawing Class
The Drawing Class
The Telegram
Content warning: death, war

During a war, two women talk over the phone. They panic as they watch the town elder march down the street, telegram in hand. His message always carries horrible news: the death of someone’s son. Both of the women almost unwillingly hope some other family gets the telegram. Anyone but them.

In truth, the telegra...
Composer: Gareth Williams
Librettist: Bernard MacLaverty

The Telegram
The Telegram
Naomi’s Road
Naomi’s Road, which details a young Japanese-Canadian girl’s experiences as her family is interned during World War II, is a coming-of-age story that celebrates the power of hope, cultural understanding and compassion. This compelling and emotional story is taken from one of our country’s most painful and complex social periods, a time that for ...

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Excerpts
The Drawing Class – The Drawing Class

A teacher tries to inspire and distract a student as soldiers march outside their classroom, but the student is unable to escape into her imagination.

The Telegram – The Telegram

Two women watch and worry as the church elder walks through town with a telegram carrying news of a soldier son's death.

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