What happens when old world superstitions meet new world horrors? Legends are born.
No one could have known, when one hundred and one Scottish settlers arrived on the shores of a remote and winding river in September 1804, that most of them would be dead by spring. But was their fate an accident, or was something more sinister or supernatural, even, to blame?
Based on the true events of the Baldoon Settlement, "discarded" explores the colonial narrative of Canada by shining a light on the horrors we created — and forgot about — along the way.
Keywords: rural, environmental theatre, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario History, Canadian History, Colonial History, Chatham-Kent, Wallaceburg, Baldoon Settlement, Baldoon Mystery, witchcraft, local legend
Genre: Historical, Thriller, Horror
Run time: 80 minutes
Content notes: Contains references to colonialism, death of adults/children/animals, loud sounds, mild language
Cast size: 20 actors
Male roles: 9
Female roles: 11
Casting notes: Large cast + chorus. Chorus can include speaking and non-speaking roles. Double casting is possible.
