A one-person play with a wooly twist is heading to Guelph.
The Knitting Pilgrim comes to the Harcourt United Church on March 21 at 7:30 p.m.
The play stars Kirk Dunn, who will look at the commonalities of Judaism, Christianity and Islam through storytelling and a one-of-a-kind textile installation called stitched glass.
Stitched glass is an art display made of three panels that look like stained-glass windows. But it's actually a knitted display weighing 90 lbs.
“The play recounts Kirk’s artistic and spiritual journey of hand-knitting the project, and his hope to contribute to the vital conversation about xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia, dealing with internal/external strife, and fear of the other,” a synopsis of the play reads in a news release.
The tour began in 2019 but had to be halted due to the pandemic. It resumed touring in 2023 and has been performed in Canada, the United States, Austria and Germany.
"The hope has always been to create conversation," Dunn said in a news release, adding he sought consultants of all three faiths to create the art.
"A conversation between all people – believers and non-believers – who find themselves in conflict. How can we better understand and empathize with each other? Everyone has a unique background, point of view, and experience, and at the same time, many experiences are universal. Focusing on what knits us together, rather than what pulls us apart, is a place to start."
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on the Guelph Seminar website.