Hey Viola!

Friday, Feb. 19, 2027
7:30pm to 9:30pm

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Hey Viola!, is a musical exploration of Canadian Civil Rights hero, Viola Desmond and could not be more relevant in this time of Civil Rights, Black Lives Matter, and Women’s Rights movements.

In Hey Viola!, Vancouver songstress and actor Krystle Dos Santos, with support from local musicians Chris Davis, Steven Charles, and Jen Lewin, brings Viola Desmond to life on stage through the dynamic, inspirational music that filled the home of this civil rights trailblazer. Using the musical format enriches the telling of her amazing and powerful story, ultimately an important Canadian story.

But who is Viola Desmond…? Other than the newest face on Canada’s ten-dollar bill. She is best known for her courage in refusing to leave the whites-only section of Nova Scotia’s Roseland cinema in 1946, a decision that made history, but she was also a feminist and beauty product icon. What fire within this successful Black Canadian businesswoman gave her the courage and confidence to stand up to systemic racial injustice in Canada?

Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts

4308 50 Street
Leduc, AB, T9E 6K8