A United Empire Loyalist family flees from Boston to New Brunswick during the American Revolution. In late October, 1785, they host a reunion, and are joined by two veterans and a stranger whom they assume also to have been a former soldier on the Loyalist side. But the stranger reveals himself to be a Rebel seeking to avenge the death of his brother; at gunpoint he demands that the others choose one among them to be executed at first light. First performed by the Stratford Festival in 1993, Fair Liberty’s Call has since been frequently produced across North America.

Sharon Pollock
Sharon Pollock was born Mary Sharon Chalmers in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1936, where she first became involved in the theatre in university. Later, with the Praire Players, she toured British Columbia and Alberta in 1966, and was voted Best Actress at the Dominion Drama Festival. She settled in Calgary the next year, raised a family, and while pregnant with her sixth child she began writing her first play. In 1973, Walsh (1983) premiered at Theatre Calgary. A subsequent production in 1974 at the Stratford Festival brought Pollock’s writing to wide public attention. She has written many plays, including Blood Relations and Other Plays, which won the Governor General’s Award in 1981, and Doc (1985), which won the Governor General’s Award in 1986.

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“A dramatic gem combining history, poetry, and mystery into a look at the human condition and the roots of nationhood…drama at its best, both entertaining and informative.” — H.J. Kirchhoff, The Globe and Mail

“Powerful and provocative…Pollock is one of the most interesting voices on the Canadian theatre scene, and [Fair Liberty’s Call] ranks as one of her most absorbing and communicative works.” — Jamie Portman, The Windsor Star

“Fair Liberty’s Call unravels the human process behind the chaos and confusion [of history with] intelligence, imagination, and integrity.” — Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star