ELEANOR'S STORY: Life After War @ Edmonton Fringe
Schedule
Fri Aug 15 2025 at 07:15 pm to 08:15 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Westbury Theatre | Edmonton, AB
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★★★★★ “A captivated full-house audience went from tears to breath held in suspense to roaring laughter.” - Edmonton Journal★★★★★ "Garner beautifully brings her grandmother's story to the stage with nuance, care and grace." – Winnipeg Free Press
★★★★★ “A complete, stand alone epic.” - Fringe Feed
After 3 SOLD OUT runs, 17X award-winner Ingrid Garner returns to Edmonton Fringe with a timely continuation of her grandmother's best-selling memoir, "Eleanor's Story: An American Girl In Hitler's Germany."
*It is not at all necessary to have seen the original show to enjoy this sequel!
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SHOW DESCRIPTION (60min)(Ages 12+)
In 1946, Eleanor has just survived the entirety of WWII as an enemy alien caught in Nazi Berlin, but upon her long-awaited return home to America, she discovers that her beloved country is now foreign to her.
"Eleanor’s Story: Life After War" uses PTSD as a theatrical device to contrast a plentiful America with flashbacks of a ravaged Berlin. Despite Eleanor’s newfound safety, an innocent sound or word can trigger a terrible recollection. Punctuated with humor, this show offers a fascinating look at the intricacies of coping with trauma, family separation, survivors' guilt, and culture shock.
While the performance explores the difficulties of an American returning home after coming of age in a war-zone, the struggle to assimilate into a peaceful society is all too familiar for today’s refugees from violence and political turmoil worldwide. The war may be over, but the battle within has just begun.
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VENUE 1 - WESTBURY THEATRE
10330 84 Avenue
FRI, 8/15 - 7:15 pm
SAT, 8/16 - 12pm
MON, 8/18 - 11:15 pm
TUE, 8/19 - 4:45 pm
THU, 8/21 - 9pm
FRI, 8/22 - 12pm
SAT, 8/23 - 2pm
TICKETS on sale August 6!
www.eleanorsstory.com
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Where is it happening?
Westbury Theatre, 10330 84 Ave,Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
