This is a repeating eventJanuary 15, 2025 7:30 pm
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Do you know the real story behind the face of Canada’s ten-dollar bill? On November 8, 1946, Halifax business owner Viola Desmond went to a movie at the Roseland Theatre in
Event Details
Do you know the real story behind the face of Canada’s ten-dollar bill?
On November 8, 1946, Halifax business owner Viola Desmond went to a movie at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Unaware that she was sold a lower-priced ticket for the balcony, where Black patrons were expected to sit, Viola took a seat on the main floor: the whites-only section. Although she offered to pay the one-cent tax difference, Viola was dragged from the theatre, jailed, and charged. Her story would impact history forever.
In Controlled Damage, award-winning playwright Andrea Scott illuminates the true story of Canadian Civil Rights icon Viola Desmond – a woman who took a stand against racial discrimination by taking a seat at a theatre.
Tickets go on sale June 1.
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January 14, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm(GMT-03:00)
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