A mashup of comedy, music and poetic monologues, Mission Potluck brings to the stage the story of a Lutheran Ladies League’s ill-fated fundraising efforts in Gimli in the 1920s.

This perfectly devised ensemble piece is inspired by the true story of  First Lutheran’s (Winnipeg) fundraising efforts to build Gimli’s first seniors home in the early part of the century. One Trunk Theatre flips history on its head in this play collectively created and performed by comediennes Claire Thérèse Friesen, Gwendolyn Collins, Andraea Sartison, Jacqueline Harding and Anna-Laure Koop.

When it debuted in Gimli in the summer of 2015, it was an immediate hit. Since then the company has toured across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. A play uniquely crafted for these locations, Mission Potluck gives rural audiences an entertaining and heart-wrenching reflection of their own stories and towns…. with an Icelandic twist. An immersive theatrical experience (featuring a potluck of Icelandic baking in the parish hall during intermission) Mission Potluck is a perfect recipe for entertainment, combining local history with physical comedy and familiar hymns with pop music of the 1920’s.

To inquire about bringing Mission Potluck to your town contact us at onetrunkcollective@gmail.com

Watch our trailers here and here.

Photos by Emily Christie, Sandra Stuart and Caroline Wintoniw, featuring Gwendolyn Collins, Claire Thérèse Friesen, Jacqueline Harding, Anna Laure Koop and Andraea Sartison.