![]() ![]() Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan as Bonnie in the Ford's Theatre production of "Come From Away." Photo by Carol Rosegg.īonnie Harris was the manager of the animal shelter in Gander and had worked at the local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for five years. He was instrumental in orchestrating all the efforts across Gander and the rest of Newfoundland throughout the week. Like he does in Come From Away, Mayor Elliott starts his days by going down to the Tim Horton’s in town to keep in touch with the townspeople-and he really was fighting with school bus drivers who came off the picket lines in order to help transport the thousands of passengers who arrived in town on 9/11. Spoiler Alert! Although every attempt has been made to be as vague as possible, some plot points of the show are given away below !Ĭlaude Elliott was elected mayor of Gander in 1996 and continues in that post today. Read on to find out more about the real people who inspired the show. Those interviews became the seeds of David and Irene’s stunning, critically-acclaimed musical. In 2011, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Come From Away creators David Hein and Irene Sankoff traveled to Gander and recorded hours of interviews with local citizens and “come from aways” (the name Newfoundlanders give visitors-including the stranded passengers). The characters in the musical Come From Away are composite characters based on the experiences of real people and actual events of September 11 through September 15, 2001. This post was written for the 2016 Ford's Theatre pre-Broadway production of Come From Away. ![]()
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