Gallery 2 : CAFÉ ESPÈRANZA PERFORMANCE

These photos are taken by Mehdi Bouhalassa and really capture Norman Nawrocki's great performance of the Uncle Eddie character. They were taken in the second show at Café Espèranza. This first series is from the first act.

Norman Nawrocki playing Uncle Eddie.

Norman Nawrocki playing Uncle Eddie. "Ukrainian Catholic!"

Norman Nawrocki playing Uncle Eddie. Ready to tell "the Pope has arthritis" joke.

The next series of pictures is from the final act. This is the most intense act when Uncle Eddie talks about the tragedies in his life, his wife leaving, domestic violence, the internment of Ukrainian Canadians and the Ukrainian genocide. Again Mehdi really captures Norman Nawrocki's intense performance.

Norman Nawrocki as Uncle Eddie. Choking on vodka and pills.

Norman Nawrocki as Uncle Eddie. Sadness.

Norman Nawrocki as Uncle Eddie. "To hell with HIM!"

Norman Nawrocki as Uncle Eddie. "In one winter and one spring, millions died. Eight months, nothing to eat. And the suffering. Piles of dead bodies. Watch your family die. Lots of stories, so desperate."

Norman Nawrocki as Uncle Eddie.