This production has been suspended and will be rescheduled for the 2022/23 Grand Theatre season. If you have purchased a ticket, please contact our Box Office to transfer the value of the ticket to an account credit.
 

Spriet Stage | February 22 to March 12, 2022

 
On November 8, 1946, Black Nova Scotian, Viola Desmond walked into the Whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Unaware that the theatre was segregated, Viola took a seat on the main floor, instead of in the balcony where Black patrons were expected to sit. She was eventually arrested and dragged from the theatre.

In Controlled Damage, award-winning playwright, Andrea Scott illuminates the story of Viola Desmond – a woman who took a stand against racial discrimination, by taking a seat at a theatre.