Jake's Gift at Strathspey Place on Friday

Jake’s Gift is a drama about a Canadian World War II veteran who reluctantly returns to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion. While revisiting the beach he landed on sixty years earlier, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village whose inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long-ignored ghosts – most notably the war-time death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician.

Since 2007, Jake’s Gift has gone on to play at festivals and theatres across the country. The play was written by and stars Julia Mackey, who was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Canada when she was three years old. She grew up in Montreal, and received an education degree from McGill University before heading west in 1993 to pursue acting and writing.

Showtime is 8:00pm Friday night with Regular Tickets priced at $18.75 and Member Tickets at $15.