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Southpointe’s production of The Wolves is harsh but empowering

It’s a challenging play with many messages. The Southpointe Academy senior drama class presents The Wolves for three performances next week. There will be 7 p.m. shows Feb. 27 to 29 at the Tsawwassen school.
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A talented cast of nine Grade 11 students is preparing to present The Wolves at Southpointe Academy Feb. 27 to 29.

It’s a challenging play with many messages.

The Southpointe Academy senior drama class presents The Wolves for three performances next week. There will be 7 p.m. shows Feb. 27 to 29 at the Tsawwassen school.

Written by Sarah DeLappe, The Wolves was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It centers around nine Grade 11 girls who comprise an elite indoor soccer team.

“There is some swearing in the play, but I really hope that the play is well attended and some of the language doesn’t stop people from coming out,” said senior school drama instructor Greg Kean.

“It’s not a play about girls cussing and talking about sex, it is a play about young women who are passionate about life, are passionate about winning soccer games, national championships and athletic scholarships. In their pursuit of excellence in all things, they express themselves succinctly and truthfully.”

Kean said he chooses plays specifically for students who he knows are eager to participate.

“This year we have a preponderance of young women who have shown incredible passion and fortitude in the dramatic arts and deserved a vehicle that served their talent accordingly,” he said. “The Wolves has a cast of nine Grade 11 students and one mother which is much more amenable to truthful, fully realized performances.

“I am also a firm believer in the power of theatre and its ability to bring us together by challenging us. Theatre should not always be easy, or comfortable.”

He said he also believes that part of his responsibility to the community is to provide exposure to issues we might not otherwise encounter.

“Theatre companies have a mission to educate their audiences,” he said. “The Wolves is harsh, funny, vital, loving, sad, but ultimately uplifting and empowering. Our ideas about who young girls are and who they should be are exposed, and as an audience we are given a significant glimpse into the strength, vulnerability and chaos that exists in the life of teenage girls. We see their differences, their commonalities, their concerns, their passions, their fragility and their innate power.”

Tickets for any of the shows are $10 for adults and $5 for students. You can call the school to reserve at 604-948-8826 or email Kean at: gkean@southpointe.ca.

“I want to pack the place every night,” he said. “For South Delta residents I’m offering two-for-one tickets. They can email me directly. This such a talented group of students. They deserve a full house and for their efforts to be realized and appreciated.”