Village Players' latest production, Beth Graham's The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, directed by Valary Cook, opens soon! The show runs Friday, March 7 and runs to Saturday, March 29.

About the play:

This play is really a story about Iris Trimble, Bernice’s daughter, who is trying to hold it all together and may very well fly off the face of the earth if she doesn’t hang on to the kitchen counter. At least that’s how she feels after her mother, Bernice, a lively, recently widowed fifty-five-year-old breaks the news that she has early onset Alzheimer’s.

In an effort to cope with the stress, Iris makes her mother’s famous Everything-That-Is-Bad-For-You casserole, a childhood favourite. Her siblings, on the other hand, show very different responses to this news. As for Bernice, she’s still as vivacious as ever, always up for a good laugh, and, most of all, ready to finally put herself first.

The play premiered at Toronto’s Factory Theatre, and was nominated for the 2015 Governor Generals Award, as well as the 2016/17 Sterling Award and a Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama.

THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF BERNICE TRIMBLE

by Beth Graham

(March 7-29, 2025)

Directed by Valary Cook

Producers: Anne Harper and Debbie Krulicki

Cast:

Brit Kennedy as Iris

Drea Burck as Bernice

Julia Hendrik as Sarah

Matthew Taylor as Peter

Advisory: This play includes discussion of suicide.

Visit villageplayers.net for ticket prices, show times, and to buy tickets online. You can also make reservations over the phone (416-767-7702) and pay at the box office when you arrive.