A musical written by a Coquitlam composer with MS will play out at the Evergreen Cultural Centre next week.
Understood Betsy by Caroline Forsyth is based on the novel of the same name, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and follows city girl Elizabeth Ann as she heads into the country to visit cousins.
Forsyth, a mother-of-four who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2007, spent four years writing the show. “The whole process has been a gift to me,” she said in a news release.
Directed by Caroline’s daughter, Aurelia Forsyth, a director at Xtreme Theatre, Understood Betsy runs from Feb. 14 to 16 at the Coquitlam venue (1205 Pinetree Way); partial proceeds will go to the MS Society of Canada.
Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca for tickets.
