Indigenous Works
Enrich your curriculum by integrating important conversations found in the storytelling of 1939, Women of the Fur Trade and more, brought to you by Indigenous playwrights and theatre artists.
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Behind the Scenes with Director Yvette Nolan - Women of the Fur Trade
Watch Women of the Fur Trade behind the scenes with director Yvette Nolan.
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1939
An inspiring journey from page to stage.
Anticipating a visit by King George VI, an English teacher at a church-run residential school in Northern Ontario enlists her students in a production of All's Well That Ends Well. But her rigid ideas of how Shakespeare should be performed are challenged ... -
1939 Post Show Discussion
1939 Post Show Discussion with Jani Lauzon (Director and Co-Writer of 1939) and Kaitlyn Riordan (Co-Writer of 1939), moderated by Summer Bressette (Consultant, Indigenous Communities Outreach).
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Episode Three: Dominic Explores Technical Set Design
Ages 6-13
Come explore the fascinating "magical" elements of set design from the Stratford Festival's production of 1939. Dominic learns the importance of technical design from both a storytelling and cultural perspective. -
Celebrated Speakers: Bev Sellars | The Meighen Forum
Author and advocate Bev Sellars formerly served as councilor and chief of Xatśūll (Soda Creek) First Nation in British Columbia. Her memoir, They Called Me Number One, about her experiences in the residential institution St. Joseph's Mission, formed a key part of the research for the play 1939,...