Quonta Drama Festival is set to begin March 14

Between March 14 and 17, Elliot Lake will host the Quonta Drama Festival at the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre Theatre. During this time, theatre companies from Elliot Lake, Espanola, Sault Ste. Marie and Gore Bay will showcase their talents. 

The following is the schedule for the festival:

- Wednesday, March 14: Elliot Lake Amateur Theatre Ensemble will once again stage their play Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe. This true story and elegant tale recounts the life of a courageous woman who became known as the Florence Nightingale of the North and a true Newfoundland legend.

- Thursday, March 15: The Espanola Little Theatre will present Problem Child by George F. Walker. The play portrays a desperate young couple whose daughter is taken away from them. They work hard to get her back from a system that seems to want to keep them down.

- Friday, March 16: Sault Theatre Workshop will stage Hilda's Yard by Norm Foster. This play is a poignant and funny look at how family dynamics don't really change much over the years.

- Saturday, March 17: The Gore Bay Theatre will be showcasing Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco. Exit the King is an absurdist masterpiece. It tells of a fading ruler at the helm of a world in decline who is having trouble accepting his fate. A funny and moving look at the end of it all.

Tickets are $20 for each night and can be purchased at the box office at Alpine Flowers and Gifts located at the Paris Plaza, or by calling 705-848-5657.