In partnership with Persephone Theatre, Sum Theatre presents a new Saskatchewan play every month for eight months (October through May).

November 4th - 7:00pm
Persephone Theatre Lobby
100 Spadina Crescent East
Free - All Welcome

NOVEMBER FEATURE: Weyburn 1959 by Arthur Milner

In the 1950s, Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, was a world centre for research into the use of LSD in the treatment of mental illness. By the mid-‘60s, LSD was a popular street drug and was made illegal, even for medical research. And in 1971, the massive mental hospital closed its doors. Weyburn 1959 is a fictionalized account of a transformational night in the lives of the researchers.

Weyburn 1959 is a commission from Architect Theatre, and is being developed with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.