Trying
by Joanna McClelland Glass
Abbotsford Arts Centre

The year is 1968. Sarah Schor, a young Canadian woman from Saskatchewan, takes on the role of secretary to Judge Francis Biddle, a one-time US Attorney General and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, in what he believes to be the final year of his life. The feisty judge soon meets his match in the equally feisty twenty-something as they navigate working together in rapidly changing times.
A poignant, often humorous drama based on the playwright’s real-life experience, the play explores timely themes of aging and trying to understand one another in the midst of generational uniqueness and changing perspectives.
Performance Information
Running time
2 hours with one intermission.
Location
Abbotsford Arts Centre
2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford
Showtimes
January 28 & 29, February 1 – 5, 2022 @ 7:30 PM
Matinees: January 29 & Feb. 5, 2022 @ 2:00 PM
Understudy Performances: January 29th @ 2:00 PM & February 1 @ 7:30 PM
Exquisitely literate, moving and compelling.
—Variety
Comic and touching.
—New York Times
Trying is a portrait of generational reconciliation. It is enormously bracing theatre.
—New York Daily News
Trying is a beautifully written, delicate and engaging two-hander.
—The Globe & Mail
AUDIENCE ADVISORY: This play contains minimal instances of strong or coarse language important to the honest portrayal of the characters.
Season Presenting Sponsor
Klassen Landscape Supply & Nursery

Production Sponsor
Bluestone Accounting Group LTD

Video
Discussion Guide

Ticket Info
Section A:
$30 Adults | $28 Seniors/Students | $12 Child
Section B:
$25 Adults | $22 Seniors/Students | $12 Child
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Cast

Cheryl Sileikies
Sarah Schorr

Glen Pinchin
Judge Biddle

Karen Street
Sarah Schorr (Understudy)

Brad Felton
Judge Biddle (Understudy)
Creative Team

Jacq Ainsworth
Director

Nelly Fargeon
Stage Manager

Andrew Potts
Set Designer

Charlene Crawford
Props Designer

Des Hale
Costume Designer

Ken Hildebrandt
Lighting Designer

Josh Osborne
Sound Designer
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