Playwright Andrew Moodie and the story of Canada's Real McCoy

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Actor Andrew Moodie burst onto the scene as a playwright in 1995 with Riot, an exploration of the 1992 Yonge Street Riot that followed the Rodney King uprisings in LA. Since then, Andrew has written many more plays bringing Black Canadian stories and voices to our stages.
These include The Real McCoy, the story of a gifted young African Canadian engineer who revolutionized steam-engine technology in the late 1800s, and changed the entire world in the process.

Join me for a fascinating conversation about how Andrew first discovered this lost bit of Canadian history, and turned it into the hit play recently remounted at the Blyth Festival.
The Blyth Festival is 2.5 hours west of Toronto | 1.800.862.5284 | [email protected]
"Flawless cast ... sprightly script ... an altogether marvelous show ... had me laughing one moment and wiping away a tear a few beats later." Ontario Stage
The Real McCoy is sponsored by Orr Insurance. Our New Play Development sponsor is Bruce Power. Special thanks to you both, along with all Members of the Blyth Festival - we couldn't do it without you!
Credits: Research/writing/host: Joanne Wallace | Sound design/production/editing: Jim Park | Incidental music: Doug Peterman, Sean Purdy | Ode to the Pozo Pioneers, composer John Francis Jorgensen, performed by John Starcluster, via Shockwave-Sound.com | Theme (c) Kevin MacLeod Achaidh Cheide, licensed under CC BY 3.0