Building The Wall

Written by Robert Schenkkan / Directed by Sean Devine

Canadian premiere production November 28 – December 7, 2017. Produced at The Gladstone Theatre.

The Canadian premiere of a powerful, politically charged drama that couldn’t be more timely, by one of America’s top playwrights. It’s 2019, and the Trump administration has carried out its campaign promise to round up and detain millions of illegal immigrants. Now, a history professor interviews a prison warden awaiting sentencing for carrying out the federal policy that has escalated into the unimaginable. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan’s Building The Wall is a terrifying and gripping exploration of the nature of complicity, and of what happens if we let fear win.

“This is live theatre at its best.” Capital Critics Circle (Iris Winston)

“Cassandre Mentor and Brad Long put in such complex, nuanced and intense performances!” Apt 613

“Ottawa’s Horseshoes & Hand Grenades has delivered a must-see production.” Capital Critics Circle (Jamie Portman) 

BUILDING THE WALL was written by Robert Schenkkan / Directed by Sean Devine / Performed by Brad long and Cassandre Mentor / Designed by David Magladry and Kyle Ahluwalia / Stage Managed by Chantal Hayman.