Tempting Providence
A co-production with Artistic Fraud
by Robert Chafe
July 27th to August 24th
Rounding out the mainstage presentations is a co-production with Artistic Fraud: Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe, directed by Jillian Keiley. Based on the true story of Nurse Myra Bennett and her journey from England to Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in 1921, Tempting Providence was originally commissioned and produced by Theatre Newfoundland Labrador. Since its premiere in 2002, it has toured across Canada, the UK, and Australia, delighting tens of thousands.Artistic Fraud and Perchance’s new production features Colin Furlong, Una Hill-McMullin, Marquita Walsh, and Stephen Oates.