The Importance of Being Foolish
Written by Amy House & Berni Stapleton
Produced by Girl Power Inc. 

​Synopsis:​
This is vintage Amy & Berni. “When we first began writing comedy together, there weren't very many companies or opportunities for us,” say the playwrights. “So we decided to create our own.” In The Importance of Being Foolish, you’ll meet them as retired (unemployed) actors, living in Lady Mackerel’s Retirement Home for Lesser Known Actors, replaying their favourite (delusional) roles, taking on multiple characters, and in general just spreading the laughs and joy.
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Land Acknowledgement 

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk [bee-oth-uck], whose culture has been lost forever and can never be recovered. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk [uk-dah-hum-gook] (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq [mee-gum-maq]. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu [in-new] of Nitassinan [ne-tass-eh-nen], the Inuit [in-new-eet] of Nunatsiavut [nu-nat-see-ah-vut], and the Inuit of NunatuKavut [nu-nah-tuhk-ah-vut]. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all. 

Our humble thanks to First Light for sharing this land acknowledgement within our community and providing valued guidance to many organizations such as ours. You can learn more by visiting their website at firstlightnl.ca.