Theatre Saskatchewan

We are a non-profit dedicated to supporting and encouraging amateur theatre in Saskatchewan. We host workshops and festivals among other events.

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To the Membership of Theatre Saskatchewan Inc,

We are pleased to announce that our board has hired a new executive director.

Please join us in welcoming Nena Hawkes to the team. You can read the full job announcement on our website.

TSI Board of Directors

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We are still looking for entries for TheatreFest 2022 in Melfort. We are opening it up to include full-length and 1-Act plays to celebrate bringing live theatre back to Saskatchewan in our 90th year!
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impact for widows &, in some cases, widows are blamed for their spouse's death, regardless of cause of death. This day reminds us that the fight for equity is not over.

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International Widow's Day
Widows
by Ariel Dorfman
Drama, 1997
South America

In a war-torn village, the women wait by the river mourning, but hopeful. The men have all 'disappeared'; they've been taken captive by the army, funded by a rich oligarchy, for supposedly rebelling.

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International Widow's Day was created to bring attention to women who suddenly become invisible after the death of their spouse. Women, especially in developing nations, experience struggles for their basic needs, human rights, & dignity. There is often a social stigma & economic

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Her plays in our library include:
Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots

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Monique Mojica is the last of our playwright highlights for Indigenous People's Day!

Monique Mojica is of Guna and Rappahannock ancestry and is a playwright and activist. Her mother was the founder of the American First Nations Theatre Spiderwoman.

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She helped found Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble which is committed to bringing Native women's stories to the stage.

She has taught and lectured about Indigenous theatre in theory, process, and practice as well as lead performance workshops all over the world.

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His plays in our library include:
The Buz' Gem Blues
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
alterNatives
The Baby Blues

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Our Indigenous People's Day playwright highlight continues with Ontario native Drew Hayden Taylor.

Born at the Curve Lake First Nation, Drew Hayden Taylor is an Ojibway writer. His body of work includes plays, essays, articles, and even film scripts.

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He is an outspoken person, especially about his experiences with racism where he often gets told he "doesn't look First Nations". This is a topic he writes about often, including his article "Who is Indigenous Enough?" that was published in the Globe and Mail today.

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His plays in our library include:
Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing
The Rez Sisters

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Tomson Highway is our next featured Indigenous playwright!

Tomson Highway was born in northern Manitoba in 1951 to Pelagie (a quilt-maker & bead-worker) & Joe (a caribou hunter & world champion dogsled racer). He went to the Guy Hill residential school for 9 years before high

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Highway is also a novelist and holds a degree from the University of Western Ontario in music. He has written several musicals & 3 children's books written in English & his first language, Cree.

He was the first Indigenous writer to be inducted into the Order of Canada in 1994.

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His plays in our library include:
Almighty Voice and His Wife
Coyote City

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To celebrate National Indigenous People's Day, we are highlighting some Indigenous playwrights.

Daniel David Moses was from the Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford Ontario. He earned a BA from York University & an MFA from UBC.

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He received several awards for his writing including the James Buller Memorial Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Theatre. In 2016, 4 years before his death from cancer, he was elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada.