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Clinchfield
15 Jun, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Show: Clinchfield
Author: Caleb Lewis
Venue: Casey Drama Centre, Perth Modern School, 90 Roberts Road, Subiaco
Theatre Company: The Actors’ Hub
Show Dates: June 15, 16, 17 @7pm
Director: Adam Mitchell
Synopsis:
Clinchfield is an epic tale that follows the arrival of the Sparks World Famous Circus in the town of Kingsport, Tennessee. On September 11, 1916, an elephant tramples a spectator to death during a street parade and what follows irrevocably changes both Kingsport and the neighbouring Clinchfied.
The town plays out its hostilities, resulting from the lynching of a young man the previous April, seeking retribution by sacrificing “Murderous Mary” the elephant.
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