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AfterImage is a short story by celebrated writer Michael Crummey. Set in the Newfoundland mining company town of Buchans, the story revolves around a family that is created and devastated by an accidental electrocution and an unexpected adoption.

Building upon the key thematic elements of connectivity in families and conductivity in electricity, Newfoundland's Artistic Fraud shapes a signature piece driven by an ensemble cast, an original choral music score and an electrified set. This structure contorts into all needed setting and properties, and in a decisively bold move for the company, illuminates with electrified sparks at key moments in the narrative.

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The Collaborators

Jillian Keiley, Artistic Director of Artistic Fraud: director
Pete Balkwill: puppeteer
Robert Chafe: playwright
Michael Crummey: author
Shawn Kerwin: designer
Jonathan Monro: composer
Tim Murphy: electrician

Commissioned in 2007

Presented as part of World Stage 08:09
Enwave Theatre
April 16 – 26, 2009

To date, a generous group of visionary donors have supported the creation of 19 new commissions. We would like to thank the following supporters of the Fresh Ground new works commissioning programme for their leadership and continued support of artists: Peter Allen, William J. S. Boyle, Lionel F. Conacher and Joan Dea, Margaret and Jim Fleck, Michael and Sonja Koerner, Judy and Wil Matthews, George E. Myhal, Sonja Smits and Seaton McLean; and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the J.P. Bickell Foundation.

Fresh Ground new works

AfterImage

Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland

The Collaborators