Ploughmen Of The Glacier
George Ryga
F3 M3
The Ecstasy Of Rita Joe
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Large Cast (20)Female (5)Male (15)
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Synopsis
Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men’s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples.
As perhaps the best-known contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, <i>The Ecstasy of Rita Joe</i> had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the “Indian problem” both in whites and Natives themselves.
Cast of five women and 15 men.
With a preface by Chief Dan George.
<i>The Ecstasy of Rita Joe</i> premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
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