Setting: Toronto, Canada West, Province of Canada, 1846-1847
Siobhan, a young Irish woman has undertaken to earn enough money to bring her family from Ireland. Toronto in 1846 is less than welcoming. She must give up her religion and her name and more. The potato famine in Ireland worsens, and those fleeing are laid low by ship’s fever. It is a fraught time in Toronto and beyond.
Keywords: Toronto, 1840s, Irish, immigrants, fever sheds
Genre: Drama, Historical
Acts: 1
Run time: 30 minutes
Suitable for students 10+
Cast size: 4 actors
Female roles: 4
Casting breakdown:
Siobhan Kelly Irish Catholic farm girl, 17, new immigrant
Bridget O’Shea Irish Protestant, 25, immigrated with family 15 years ago.
Mrs. Brown housekeeper, 50, English, Church of England
Theodora Braun immigrant from Vermont, 22