How Bono Saved my Life (Three Times)	Sonya Ballantyne Entertainment - Winnipeg, MB  http://sonyaballantyne.com	V.29 - Club 200
	"Hearing that song for the first time stopped me dead in my tracks and I wondered how this person I had never met knew the contents of my heart." Long-time Fringe reviewer and first-time Fringe performer Sonya Ballantyne tells the story of the three times she came close to ending her life and how her teenage obsession with the band U2 (specifically lead singer and activist Bono) kept her going. From the Rez to the Vegas Sphere, come with Sonya on her journey. Cast: Sonya Ballantyne Director: Emily King	Show Info: 45 Mins minutes Genre: Storytelling Audience: Parental Guidance Coarse Language, Violent Content, Sexual Content, Mentions of suicide, mental health issues and sexual assault	Wed July 15 4:30 PM Thu July 16 4:30 PM Fri July 17 4:30 PM Sun July 19 4:30 PM Wed July 22 4:30 PM Thu July 23 4:30 PM Fri July 24 4:30 PM

Sonya Ballantyne Entertainment

How Bono Saved my Life (Three Times)—Club 200

Creative Native Sonya Ballantyne is a long time Fringe reviewer and first time Fringe performer. Her spoken word show looks at three instances when she was going to take her own life and what stopped her each time (spoiler: it usually had to do with U2). Sonya was inspired by Duane Forrest’ Bob Marley How Reggae Changed the World to write this piece as well as seeing a lack of Indigenous Fringe content during her time as a reviewer.

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