Price:
$25.00 – Adult
$15.00 – UFV Student
Red Membership program discounts available.

Date and Time:
April 1, 2027 – 7:00 PM
April 2, 2027 – 7:00 PM
April 3, 2027 – 2:00 PM

UFV Theatre presents Lac/Athabasca by Len Falkenstein

With the highly anticipated directorial return of Associate Professor Parjad Sharifi, Lac/Athabasca, will be presented over six performances from March 18th – April 3rd, 2027. The production is expected to be presented through a digital performance lens, with the use of live streaming, miniatures, puppetry, and projection effects. This production is part of UFV Theatre’s 2026-2027 climate sustainability focused season.  It will run at both UFV Abbotsford’s Blackbox Theatre and at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre’s Rotary Hall Studio Theatre.

Presented by the UFV School of Creative Arts’ Acting and Production Classes, Lac/Athabasca is a fictionalized retelling of the events that led to disaster after an unattended train loaded with oil rolled down a hill, derailed, and exploded, destroying half the downtown core of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Told through interwoven stories, it is a cautionary tale of what happens when we’re consumed by the insatiable appetite for the ever-greater development and exploitation of the earth’s natural resources.