THUNDER BAY — The Colourless Chronicles put on by Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre is making its premier in Thunder Bay.
The production, written by youth, and performed by a diverse cast, will be live at Magnus Theatre between Thursday and Saturday.
“The story is really about a bleak, blank, boring world where all of the imagination, all of the dreams have been really drained out of the world. Everything is just really serious. Everyone's serious, everyone works the same job, everyone does the same thing the same way. It's sort of the story of the rediscovery of dreams and imagination in that world,” said Aleksa Shermack, artistic director of Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre.
“In our show we kind of go back and forth from the real world and the dream world where we meet all of these people, these people's counterparts, and we discover that there is a lot of themselves missing and that part has been really sort of pressed down, forgotten about, and it's about them rediscovering that magic. It's exciting because it's put on by kids and I feel like a lot of adults feel like they lose that magic as they get older,” she added.
Shermack said this group is talented and diverse. She said they all have different backgrounds and experiences but have all come together to support each other.
“Everything that we do here at Eleanor Drury is really an ensemble. Some people might have a few more lines, some people may have a little less, but everyone is fully involved in every aspect of the show, building the show from the ground up. It really makes it theirs. It belongs to them.”
The cast helping each other out on stage is where this particular group shows the true theatre magic, she said.
“It's really interesting and it's unique to have extracurricular activities where young children can have exposure and be involved with older kids and really get that mentorship from the older kids," Shermack said. "Our older youth really share their experiences, they mentor the younger teammates so it really creates this dynamic of everyone helping each other out to grow, meeting each other where they need to be, and helping each other grow from there.”
Jayden Gravelle, a 14-year-old actor, said this play is different from most productions that Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre has put on in the past.
“It's a lot more creative. I mean, I helped with the script writing process, so I know a lot of things that were cut, but we kept a lot of cool things, And I think anybody who comes to watch it will have a great time because of everyone here, all of them, they all did an amazing job,” he said.
Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre has a Facebook page with more information, and tickets are available through Magnus Theatre.