Halifax Fringe Festival: Play ‘The Draft’ merges Ukraine conflict, hockey [Video]

The 2024 Halifax Fringe Festival, which kicked off Wednesday, includes more than 60 productions at over 14 venues.

One production, called “The Draft,” was created by Scott Andrew Christenson.

“I’ve been writing for a long time. This is my first play. I think there’s two main elements that have merged in ‘The Draft,’” said Christenson.

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The performance focuses on two Halifax Mooseheads hockey players who are both dealing with personal challenges.

“One is a local guy who’s having his own difficulties and personal struggles, and the other is a new draft pick who has come from Ukraine who is fighting with the idea that he shouldn’t actually be here, although he wants to make a new life for himself in Canada. But he should actually go back to Ukraine and help with the war effort there,” explained Christenson.

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