We chatted with John Jarvis about our upcoming production of The New Canadian Curling Club and chatted about why he wants to be involved in this show, what he loves about his character, and what type of person will enjoy this show.
Lighthouse Festival (LF): Why did you want to be involved in this show?
John Jarvis (JJ): I wanted to be involved in this production because I’ve met many “Stuart MacPhail’s” over the years, and I think it’s important that we take a good look at these types of people and see for ourselves that judging folks who we know nothing about, is never the best way to understanding the beauty of our differences.
(LF): What do you love about your character?
(JJ): I love that Stuart has the capacity to learn, change and grow. A good man, taught to be fearful of the “others,” learns to love people for who they really are.
(LF): What type of person is going to love this show?
(JJ): I think that the type of person who would love this show is a goodhearted, fearless, open-minded theatre-goer who might have grown up in small-town Canada, and knows well how badly new Canadians have been treated over the years. As people begin to abandon their old attitudes, they can rejoice in the new and changing face of Canada. They can laugh at how foolish we look when faced with our old, small-town prejudices.
