Written by: Robyn Slade
Performed by: Gwendolyn Collins, William Jordan, RobYn Slade, Gordon Tanner, Tobias Hughes and Ross McMillan
Featuring special musical guests: Slow Leaves and Carly Dow
Recorded at the West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Our heroes: Dale Wiebe, Boston Earwig, McKenna, Mable and the Autumnal Construction Worker all reunite at the Manitoba Legislature on a mission to free Winnipeg from its curse of stuckness! The stunning conclusion to 204FM.
About the series...
In the early 1900s unfortunate and irreversible mistakes bind Hermes, the god of travel, in gold. Now a statue, Hermes is passed from one continent to the next bringing bad luck and a feeling of “stuckness” everywhere he goes. World powers unite and decide the only solution is to send him as far away as possible to a place that no one cares about… a place in the middle of nowhere… Winnipeg, Manitoba. For over a century Hermes has perched atop the Legislature and we call him the golden boy, a statue reeking a feeling a apathy through the city and not letting anyone leave, even after they have passed away. Enter our heroes, regular every day Winnipeggers who feel stuck but are sucked into an adventure exploring the city and meeting an infamous cast of characters (from Stephen Juba to the Grey Nuns and from Nellie McClung to Burton Cummings) who give them a new perspective. A hilarious roller coaster ride through time, winters, socials, mysteries and many vacant floors of the Downtown Bay, 204FM is a uniquely Winnipeg buffet, created by top Winnipeg comedians and theatre artists for the citizens of our one great city.
This project was made possible with the support of Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. Thank you to our partners WECC and UMFM.