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"Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism" the documentary airs Monday, Feb 20 at 12 noon on CBC Radio One across Canada

2012-02-03T00:55:24Z

"Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism" the radio documentary, which combines elements from my performance of the play, Ducks on the Moon, with interviews with other parents, and experts in the field of autism and parenting, will air as a holiday special, Monday Feb 20 at 12 noon on CBC Radio One across Canada.

The book Ducks on the Moon which has the full play, extended interviews from the documentary and photos from the production, is available at Hagios Press or here at Amazon.ca, Chapters.Indigo.ca, or McNallyRobinsons.ca.

Ducks at the Hayloft in Saskatoon, Tuesday November 15 at 7:30 pm.

2011-11-02T01:16:52Z

For one night only, Kelley Jo Burke's DUCKS ON THE MOON is at Saskatoon's Hayloft, with special musical guest Peter Katz.

Tuesday, November 15 at the Hayloft

Doors 7:00, Show at 7:30pm

401 27th Street West

Bring your own refreshments and an appetizer to share (if you choose)!

Tickets $20 at www.picatic.com

PETER KATZ will also perform a few songs during the evening, including one inspired by Kelley Jo's play. It promises to be an unforgettable evening!

Kelley Jo Burke is a Regina-based award-winning playwright, performer, director, storyteller, documentarian, broadcaster, and mother of three. Her plays have been produced and published in Canada, and around the world, including: Ducks on the Moon (Hagios), The Selkie Wife (Scirocco), Jane’s Thumb (Signature), and Charming and Rose: True Love (Blizzard). She dramaturges, directs and produces for stage and radio and is the host/producer of CBC Saskatchewan’s radio arts performance hour SoundXchange. She was 2009 winner of the Saskatchewan Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for Leadership in the Arts, the 2009 City of Regina Writing Award, and the 2008 Saskatoon and Area Theatre Award for Playwriting.

Essay by KJB and Allan Boss in new Canadian Plains Research Centre release

2011-08-31T19:44:54Z

New release:

West-words: Celebrating Western Canadian Theatre and Playwriting

a collection of essays on Western Canadian Theatre, edited by Moira Day, has an article by Kelley Jo and Allan Boss about radio drama in the prairies, among many other articles from Western Canadian theatre practitioners, and theorists.

Available on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.ca/West-words-Celebrating-Western-Canadian-Playwriting/dp/0889772355

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: SCHOLARLY (July 20 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0889772355
ISBN-13: 978-0889772359

Home Migration--Ducks on the Moon at the Winnipeg FemFest Sept 20-22 2011

2011-08-08T21:49:00Z

This Winnipeg girl is winging it home in September, performing Ducks on the Moon at the Winnipeg FemFest, hosted by Sarasvati Productions, at

Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film (at the University of Winnipeg, 400 Colony Street)

Check out my blog entry for the festival page, and if you're going to be in the Winnipeg area September 17 through 24 (my shows are Tuesday, September 20th at 9:00 pm, Wednesday the 21st at 9:00, and Thursday the 22nd at 2:30 pm) please come on down to one or more of the shows.

The theme this year is "Staging Inspiration" and it promises to be a remarkable event.

So excited about this--tickets available here:

Ducks fly to the Happy Nun and the Cathedral Arts Festival

2011-05-06T17:29:49Z

Ducks on the Moon" written and performed by Kelley Jo Burke

in a shared performance with Carrie Catherine

Friday, May 13 -- 7:30 pm

at the Happy Nun in Forget, Sask

on my own

Thursday, May 26 · 8:30pm - 9:30pm

at the Cathedral Arts Festival

Unitarian Centre

Corner of Angus Street and College Avenue, Regina

My "stand-up documentary" about the early years with my autistic child. Basis of my recent CBC Radio's IDEAS documentary, and released as a book this year by Hagios Press, this "99% true" play is part comedy routine, part performance piece, and ultimately entirely the story of a parent coming to love and accept the kid she has.

Buy the book on-line at Amazon, Chapters or McNally's!

KJB reading in Prince Albert

2011-04-13T16:17:33Z

Submitted on March 29, 2011 - 2:18pm

Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism
by Kelley Jo Burke

Saturday, April 16, 2:30
John M. Cuelenaere Public Library - 125 12 Street East

Ducks on the Moon tells the story of Kelley Jo Burke’s “evolving” relationship with her autistic son; there are also interviews with parents of children on the autistic spectrum and leading experts in the field.

The book is a source of inspiration and support for parents and teachers with an autistic child in their lives and also engages general readers.

Kelley Jo Burke is an award-winning playwright, poet, and broadcaster. Her plays have been produced and published in Canada and around the world. She is the host and producer of CBC Saskatchewan’s Sound Xchange. She will be reading from her book at the library on April 16.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Books will be for sale.

A Saskatchewan Writers Guild Reading

DUCKS ON THE MOON shows in May

2011-04-12T18:15:55Z

Kelley Jo Burke will be performing her one-woman show, DUCKS ON THE MOON, in Forget, Saskatchewan on May 13th at the Happy Nun Cafe and May 26 at 8:30 PM at the Unitarian Centre, as a part of the Cathedral Arts Festival.

DUCKS ON THE MOON on sale online and in bookstores

2010-09-24T23:10:51Z

To order Kelley Jo's new book, about autism and parenting,

1) Order online from:

McNallyRobinson.com

Chapters-Indigo.ca , Amazon.ca

2) Have it ordered in at your favorite bookstore:

Ducks on the Moon, by Kelley Jo Burke
ISBN 978-1-926710-07-5

3) Contact the author at kelley.jo@sasktel.net

She will sell you a signed copy. PayPal gladly acccepted.

Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism is launched by Hagios Press, September 29 2010

2010-09-18T20:54:23Z

Ducks on the Moon:
A Parent Meets Autism

by
Kelley Jo Burke

(based on her play, and CBC documentary)

Carey Shaw photo

"Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism" includes the text of Kelley Jo Burke's dramatic "stand-up documentary" covering the first five years in her "evolving" relationship with her autistic son, as well as current and salient interviews with other parents of children on the autism spectrum and leading experts in the field."

FALL BOOK LAUNCHES:

Hagios Press:

Swift Current: Wednesday, September 29 at 7:30

Lyric Theatre

Cover: $5 with a portion of the proceeds for Swift Current Home Care.

Saskatoon: Monday, October 4th - 7:00 p.m.
McNally Robinson Booksellers

Regina: Thursday, October 7th - 7:30 p.m.

Artesian on 13th, (at Angus) in Regina
Cover: $5 with a portion of the proceeds for SCEP CENTRE Society (Regina).
Cash bar and refreshments available.

launching with the very wonderful

Vidh:
A Book of Mourning, by
Phyllis Nakonechny

For more information
on the books visit
www.hagiospress.com

The Selkie Wife premiere in Toronto this month with Fly By Night Theatre

2010-08-02T21:05:38Z

Original production poster by Louisa Ferguson

Time August 18 at 8:00pm - August 21 at 10:00pm

Location The Village Playhouse

2190 Bloor St. W

Toronto, ON

Created By Fly By Night Theatre Company

More Info: Join FBN for an evening (or one special matinee) of amazing theatre from Toronto's best new independent theatre company as we present the closing show of our 2010 season, Kelley Jo Burke's The Selkie Wife!

We perform at the Village Playhouse, near Runnymede station in unique Bloor West Village. Performance dates are:

Wed. Aug. 18 @ 8 p.m.

Thurs. Aug. 19 @ 8 p.m.

Fri. Aug. 20 @ 8 p.m.

Sat. Aug. 21 @ 2 p.m.

Sat. Aug. 21 @ 8 p.m.

Hailed by critics as a beautifully-written story of love, longing and identity, The Selkie Wife is a strikingly original, bold and contemporary take on an ancient Celtic myth played out at the centre of a modern Canadian family. Mary has it all, a great family with her husband Callum and daughter Brigit and a life that she's built for herself – but when she gets a surprise visit from an old friend, Gen, a secret begins to surface about Mary's past that threatens to change everything. Mary is a Selkie, a seal who is able to shed her skin to come on land in order to mate with a human and then return to sea with her offspring. Years have passed and now Gen, a fellow Selkie, has come to bring Mary back to the deep waters. The Selkie Wife is filled with laughter and tension as the characters face questions of love and sex, freedom and oppression and ultimately a decision that will forever change their lives.

Starring:

Mary- Peyton LeBarr

Brigit- Shannon Shura

Gen- Laura MacDonald

Callum- Tayves Fiddis

Dylan- Paolo Santalucia

Directed by: Tom Haxell

Stage Managed by: Meredith Henry

Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students/seniors, except the Saturday matinee, which features the lowest price EVER for an FBN show: just $15!

Please visit www.fbntheatre.ca to purchase tickets, or e-mail us at fbntheatre@gmail.com for reservations.

You will NOT want to miss the Toronto debut of this funny, delightful play.

Fly By Night Theatre is both a non-union, not-for-profit Theatre Company and a registered Canadian charity.

Fly By Night runs on and works towards a three-tiered mandate:

*To contribute to the development of a vibrant arts community within the GTA, presenting outstanding theatrical productions and building local audiences.

*To nurture young artists by providing an encouraging, professional environment for emerging theatre artists, and offering opportunities for artistic development and training.

*To support underprivileged children in Africa by donating proceeds to Royal Seed Needy Home, an orphanage in Ghana that cares for 74 young children.

DUCKS ON THE MOON RE-BROADCASTS FRIDAY JULY 30 AT 9:00 ON CBC RADIO 1.

2010-07-30T18:30:33Z

Ducks on the Moon: A Parent Meets Autism, the CBC radio documentary based on the play I am currently touring, will air again tonight at 9 pm on CBC Radio 1. It contains excerpts from the play, and interviews with parents, and autism specialists.

The book of the same title, which contains the full play and extended interviews from the documentary will be released by Hagios Press this fall.

You can listen to the live stream here.

The Selkie Wife by KJ Burke gets it Toronto premiere with Fly By Night Theatre Aug 18--21 2010.

2010-07-16T19:50:16Z

will have it Toronto premiere with Fly By Night Theatre in Toronto Aug 18-21 2010.