BEAUTIFUL JOE Theatre 
Young Audience- Family
- by Michael O’Brien (Grey-Bruce Arts Collective)
Wednesday May 16 1:30 p.m.; Saturday May 19, 2:00 p.m.
Statue of Beautiful Joe in Meaford Ron Kennell, Dan Roberts, Tina Szyjak
Synopsis
Beautiful Joe
Beautiful Joe, written by Michael O’Brien, is a play with music for
all ages based upon the classic 1894 novel by Canadian author and
activist, Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947). The hero “Beautiful Joe” is a farm-dog who suffered cruel abuse at
the hands of his master, at last losing his ears and tail to this
man’s axe. The story follows Joe’s transformation after being
rescued by 16 year-old Laura. Joe learns that animals and people
need each other and that each creature plays an important part in
the world.
Michael O’Brien is a highly acclaimed Canadian playwright with successful adaptations of A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. His adaptation of The Barber of Seville received a Dora award for Best Production of a Musical. Directed by Roger Shank, the cast includes Keira Loughran, Melissa Good, Eli Ham, Marvin Hintz, all from Stratford, along with Dan Roberts, MacKenzie Muldoon of Toronto.
Grey Bruce Collective is an artist centred company
