Tara Beagan
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Jasmine Case’s role in Clyde’s at Canadian Stage gives the dynamic performer plenty to chew on
“She’s a mother who has a child that deals with epilepsy,” says Case. “I grew up with epilepsy. I had a grand mal seizure as a kid. So I have a weird understanding of her relationship to her child.”
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“A big part of what I consider this writing to be is an honoring of ancestors that I will never meet in person,” says Beagan. “[That includes Indigenous] ancestors who [may only be] distantly related to me, or not actually bloodline-related to me at all, because it feels like we have to do that wherever we are in this colonized nation."
iPhoto caption: Headshot by Andy Moro.
Tara Beagan wins 2025 Governor General’s Award for drama
Published by Playwrights Canada Press, her multilingual play Rise, Red River connects environmental devastation with the intergenerational impacts of colonial violence.
Survivor on film deepens the humanity of the central character, and how the legacy of residential schools impacts every moment of the survivor's life.