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Leslea Kroll
Leslea is an Edmonton writer whose one act play Swallow was staged in March 2008 as part of the Edmonton Explorations Program. Her short play Masticon was performed in October as part of 'The Wrecking Ball', an annual happening of political theatre staged in various cities across Canada. Leslea is a member of the Film and Video Arts Society - Alberta and the Edmonton Potters' Guild. Leslea's upcoming projects include the feature length screenplay, Angel Maker. We Are The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Actively Narrating Our Futures Leslea Kroll and Heather Zwicker read excerpts from Leslea's recent play Swallow. Set on the shore of a toxic tailings pond, Swallow featured two sisters, displaced migrant workers from the fictional submerged island of Aluvut. Staged one month prior to the drowning deaths of 500 ducks in Northern Alberta, Swallow invited audiences to consider the environmental impacts of the tar sands industry. Leslea and Heather invite discussion on the ways in which language frames our perceptions, and how cynicism and apathy can be actively channeled through creative commentary.
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