Véhicule Press is pleased to launch A Fiery Soul: The Life and Theatrical Times of John Hirsch by Fraidie Martz and Andrew Wilson at MTC’s Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre, 140 Rupert Avenue, Sunday, January 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Seana McKenna, star of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, will join the authors at the Winnipeg launch and recount her first audition with Hirsch, the legendary director and MTC founder.
“What is clear from the book is that, from the perspective of the Canadian theatre as a whole, his greatest achievements were in Winnipeg.”
– Robert Cushman, National Post
“In life and on stage, John Hirsch knew how to corrupt his audience with pleasure.”
–John Lahr, The New Yorker
Fraidie Martz became interested in Hirsch when she wrote Open Your Hearts, the story of the Jewish war orphans who came to Canada after World War II.
