Relay for life to feature marathon production

Jane Ford

Kate Burke uses a wheelchair as a prop to rehearse for the June 4-5 performance of “Time to Tell Our Stories!” — stories by or about cancer survivors or their loved ones. The performance starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and ends at 8 a.m. Sunday.

This year’s Charlottesville/Albemarle Relay for Life, an annual American Cancer Society fundraiser, will have added drama. The relay, to be held at Monticello High School on June 4-5, will feature a marathon performance by the troupe, Actors Fighting Cancer Celebrate Life, who will share stories of how cancer has touched the lives of survivors or their loved ones. “Time to Tell Our Stories!,” organized by 21-year cancer survivor Kate Burke, a U.Va. associate professor of drama, is a compilation of stories she solicited from the community.