Petrina Bromley © Paul Daly

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An Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland Production (St. John's) A compelling true story of rescue, rebirth, and salvation. Barely surviving a WWII shipwreck, U.S. sailor Lanier Phillips becomes the first black man to appear in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Long accustomed to racism back home, Lanier’s life is forever altered by the kindness and generosity of local residents. Hopeful and haunting, bleak and beautiful, Oil and Water’s tale of transformation – of baptism, cleansing,...

May 14 - 31, 2014

Babs Asper Theatre 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

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May 14 - 31, 2014

Babs Asper Theatre

Theatre

“Dramatic and brilliantly conceived… Oil and Water is a total theatrical experience that
is not to be missed.” PaulaCitron.ca

≈ 1 hour 25 minutes · No intermission

NAC Presentation

An Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland Production (St. John's)

A compelling true story of rescue, rebirth, and salvation. Barely surviving a WWII shipwreck, U.S. sailor Lanier Phillips becomes the first black man to appear in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Long accustomed to racism back home, Lanier’s life is forever altered by the kindness and generosity of local residents. Hopeful and haunting, bleak and beautiful, Oil and Water’s tale of transformation – of baptism, cleansing, and awakening – delivers a powerful dramatic punch.

Did you know?
Lanier Phillips (1923 – 2012), the U.S. Navy’s first black sonar technician and a civil rights activist, was also an honorary member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador.