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Indigenous Playwrights Circle

Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025
7:30pm to 9:00pm

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
theatre talks
Multiple ticket options
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Organized by: Script Salon
Jan.
12

Happy New Year! We are pleased to present four new play excerpts from the Indigenous Playwrights Circle at Workshop West, directed by Josh Languedoc and read by Trevor Duplessis, Christine Frederick, Colby Stockdale and Kaeley Jade Wiebe.

KIYAM-ING
By Maria Buffalo
Adelia is a treaty law consultant working in the band office navigating a class action settlement. Six million dollars are missing. It’s a family affair, as all band office politics are, because Adelia’s father Lonnie is the current acting Chief.
SKINHEAD
By Shyanne Duquette
A group of young guys grappling with the trials of growing up. Searching for a sense of belonging, they find themselves drawn into communities far more insidious than they could have ever anticipated.
NOT YOUR ORDINARY LOVE TRIANGLE
by Deborah Lee
This is a story about a young Métis mother in a small town in the 1970s and the extraordinary stress put on family relationships when raising a special needs child.
RIBBON SHIRT SOCIETY
By Kendall Manyhorses
A gay First Nations man who has recently lost everything relocates to his home community to start over. He is quick to learn that his community is in crisis and he uses his unique talents to bring together the community and finds love in the process.
 
Admission is free, but donations are accepted at the door. Refreshments available. Free parking. To arrange elevator access, email edmontonscriptsalon@gmail.com in advance.
 
SCRIPT SALON is supported by Alberta Playwrights Network, the Playwrights Guild of Canada and a loyal group of audience members.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Upper Arts Space

10037 84 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6E 2G6

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