Controlled Damage
Written by Andrea Scott
Directed by Wayne McKay
February 28,March 1,2 – 10:00am
March 3,4 – 7:00pm
March 5 – 2:00pm
Controlled Damage explores the life of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond and how her act of bravery in a Nova Scotia movie theatre in 1946 started a ripple effect that is still felt today. Andrea Scott’s highly theatrical examination of Desmond and her legacy traces the impact she has had on our culture, but also casts light on the slow progress of the fight for social justice and civil rights in Canada.