There's a pearl of a play embedded somewhere in Dead Elephants, and with further workshopping, I'd be thrilled to see it again. But at its present length, I'm left craving a less arduous journey to the payoff of the play's final breaths.
By Aisling Murphy /Mar 10, 2024
iPhoto caption: Festival artwork by Mishiikenh Kwe.
Weesageechak Begins to Dance is the annual festival of new and innovative First Nations, Métis, and Inuit theatre, opening on November 6 at Native Earth Performing Arts.
“Early on, I decided, ‘Marjorie, don’t get miserable with food.’ Even if you’re feeling poor, if you need to eat, and you’re out, and you haven’t had time to prep or whatever, just eat.”