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

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.

Ducks fly to the Happy Nun and the Cathedral Arts Festival

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

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

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

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.

Kelley Jo Burke's Play 'Special' Premieres Sept. 10 in Regina

The premiere production of Regina playwright Kelley Jo Burke's new play Special opens Sept. 10 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery's Shumiatcher Theatre.

Photo from a January workshop of Special.Burke’s one-woman show is a candid, humorous, and raw journey through the early years with a child with atypical autism. The creative non-fiction performance piece, about a family dealing with a child who communicates differently, is written and performed by Burke and directed by Curtain Razors artistic director Michele Sereda.  It is one of two one-woman shows premiering on alternate nights.

Two Premieres

Solo Performance Mix Premiere Performance
presented by Curtain Razors
at the MacKenzie Art Gallery
Tickets at the door:  $15 or $20 for both shows

Special
by Kelley Jo Burke
September 10 and 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.

and

Navigating by Michele Sereda
September 17 and 18, 2009
7:30 p.m.

After opening in Regina, the two Curtain Razors productions will tour to Dancing Sky Theatre in Meacham (October 9 through 11, 2009 - call 306-376-4445), Prince Albert, North Battleford, Swift Current, and Yorkton (dates and times TBA).

For advance tickets or more information (including media), contact Carey Shaw at 306-543-4639 or saskcurtainrazors@gmail.com

About Navigating

Created and performed by Sereda, Navigating is a performance/installation that draws from a trip taken to Ukraine in 2006 shortly after the Orange Revolution.  Sereda retells a series of events in a piece centering on memory, identity, and deep ancestry. The piece was directed by Kelly Handerek.