Tara Beagan
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.
“We acknowledge and embrace the power of theatre and still very much feel the way it can be medicine,” says Beagan. “But also we want people who have internet access, but not access to go to live theatre, to be able to see our work. That's really our big motivator.”
Tickets to Stream ARTICLE 11’s Reckoning On Sale Now through Prairie Theatre Exchange
[Reckoning] explores the human aftermath of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation hearings, and is available for streaming from June 21 to 25.