Jake's Gift

Event Description

“Jake’s Gift is the most theatrically pure show I have ever seen. Julia Mackey delivers a stunning performance.”
- Katie Nicholson, CBC Winnipeg

In this multi-award winning play, a Canadian WW2 veteran reluctantly returns to Normandy, France, for the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. While revisiting the shores of Juno Beach, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village whose inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long-ignored ghosts – most notably, the wartime death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician. At its heart, Jake’s Gift is about the legacy of remembrance and personalizes the story behind one soldier’s grave.