Iona Mansions gets its wings
The Uth Ink “voices in the community” youth playwright program has been a long time coming but despite hiccups with fussy city bureaucracy the signs — and the stories–are finally on the street.
Though expected to roll out across the entire west end next year, it is historic Hintonburg that once again plays host to urban innovation by being the setting for all seven installations in the debut season of Uth Ink in Ottawa.
In a nutshell, these new street features are short plays about specific Hintonburg locations, written by young writers from the area under the guidance of theatre professionals from the Playwrights Guild of Canada and GCTC. Green sign postings alert passers-by to the location of the stories, which can be accessed by phone or on the web.
We’ll be showcasing many of them in the weeks to come, starting with a piece by Hamilton Avenue resident Petra Smith. Click below to hear a story set in the venerable and, according to the story, angelic, Iona Mansions at Wellington and Carruthers.
