Treble with Girls tells story of Island's immigration past in new production

Jolee Patkai and Maxine MacLennan of the P.E.I. band Treble with Girls wanted to try something different this summer rather than the normal practiceof singing and following a playlist.

That desire for something different led to contacting the director at the King's Playhouse in Georgetown, P.E.I., and then into a production with acting, costumes and even step dancing.

"They taught these old dogs new tricks," said Patkai on CBC P.E.I.'s Mainstreet.

For the Love of the Island

The production For the Love of the Island tells the story of the struggles of Irish and Scottish immigrants to P.E.I.and the musical connections they formed, said MacLennan.

"[It's] about the hardships they left behind to come to a new world knowing what they were leaving and that they may never see it again. And, really not knowing what they were going to,"she said.

"Just hoping it would be a better life."

The production's songs and narrative were written by the band.The production began July 5 and runs every Wednesday evening until Sept. 6.

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