CAST
Marie-Angelique – Kelsey Kanatan Wavey
Cecilia – Cheri Maracle
Eugenia – Lisa Nasson
Louis Riel – Jonathan Fisher
Thomas Scott – Jesse Gervais
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright Frances Končan
Original Direction Renae Morriseau
Revival Director Kevin Loring
Revival Assistant Director Joelle Peters
Fight Director John Koensgen
Stage Manager Jackie McCormick
Assistant Stage Manager Dylan Tate-Howarth
Scenic Designer Lauchlin Johnston
Lighting Designer Jeff Harrison
Projection Designer Candelario Andrade
Projection Design Assistant Melissa Joakim
Sound Designer/Composer MJ Dandeneau
Sound Design Assistant Miquelon Rodriguez
Costume Designer Vanessa Imeson
Technical Director steph raposo
Head Technician Aidan Jackson
Head of Wardrobe Everette Fournier
Running Crew and Props Technician Lochlan Cox
Sustainability Consultant Ian Garrett
Sustainability Production Coordinator Laura Philipps
Tuesday April 9 | 7:30 PM – Preview
Wednesday April 10 | 7:30 PM – Preview
Thursday April 11 | 7:30 PM – Opening, Sold Out
Friday April 12 | 7:30 PM – Post Show Talkback, Sold Out
Saturday April 13 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Sunday April 14 | 1:00 PM – Sold Out
Tuesday April 16 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Wednesday April 17 | 12:00 PM – School Matinee, Sold Out
Wednesday April 17 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Thursday April 18 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Friday April 19 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Saturday April 20 | 1:00 PM – Post Show Talkback, Sold Out
Saturday April 20 | 7:30 PM – Sold Out
Sunday April 21 | 1:00 PM – Sold Out
Women of the Fur Trade
In Association with National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre & Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa
Following a sold out premiere in January 2024 at the National Arts Centre’s Azrieli Studio in Ottawa, this timely co-production revival is coming to the Aki Studio.
In eighteen hundred and something something, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, three very different women with a preference for twenty-first century slang sit in a fort sharing their views on life, love, and the hot nerd Louis Riel.
This lively historical satire of survival and cultural inheritance shifts perspectives from the male gaze onto women’s power in the past and present through the lens of the rapidly changing world of the Canadian fur trade.
Content Warning: Strong language (swearing), loud noises, gunshots, death by hanging, racism, themes of war, genocide, violence
Running Time: Approximately 110 minutes, no intermission
Late Policy: There will be a late call
Covid Safety: Audience members are asked to remain masked for the duration of the performance.
Show Program: DOWNLOAD HERE
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Three 2024 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations (General Theatre):
Outstanding New Play – Frances Končan
Outstanding Scenic / Projection Design – Lauchlin Johnston (Scenic); Candelario Andrade (Projection)
Outstanding Costume Design –Vanessa Imeson