Lead Me Home

Categories: Theatre

By Kevin Major / Directed by Donna Butt
Designed by Frank Lapointe
Commissioned by Rising Tide Theatre

On the night of October 13th, 1942, the passenger ferry S.S. Caribou plied the waters of the Cabot Strait between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The ship, like our play, was filled with music, laughter and romance as a lively mix of U.S. and British military personnel, civilians, and a Newfoundland crew, gathered around the piano in the ship’s lounge. They joked, they sang, they even had an innocent racket or two. In the early hours of October 14th tragedy struck. A German submarine hit and within 5 minutes the ferry was gone. As a small band of survivors cling to their lifeboat we watch a tale of courage and generosity unfold, guided by the haunting words of the Captain of the Caribou, Trinity native Ben Taverner. Written by one of Newfoundland’s most beloved authors.

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