A Very Polite Genocide or the Girl Who Fell to Earth (2008)
Produced by
Playwright: Melanie J. Murray
Director: Yvette Nolan
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
December 6th, 2008 – December 21st, 2008
Synopsis
A young woman’s sense of identity is buried under the scar tissue of the residential school system. A chance encounter with a photograph exposes the legacy that binds Josie to her family and its ghosts. (Show Facebook Event)
Cast
| Paul Chaput | Elder Martin Drunken Chief |
| Waawaate Fobister | Alley / Rugaru |
| Falen Johnson | Josie Pichette |
| Catherine McNally | Dr. Baker / Gertrude Lett |
| Simon Moccasin | Young Martin Drunken Chief |
| PJ Prudat | Mary |
| Gordon Patrick White | Robbie Drunken Chief |
Creative Team
| Melanie J. Murray | Playwright |
| Yvette Nolan | Director |
| Tara Beagan | Assistant Director |
| Jennilee Martineau | Music |
| Laird Macdonald | Set Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Anna Treusch | Costume Designer |
| Waawaate Fobister | Choreographer |
| Richard Lee | Fight Director |
| Lindsay Anne Black | Original Rugaru Mask |
Music
| Jennilee Martineau | Fiddler |
Production
| Stephanie Nakamura | Stage Manager |
| Michael Cuttini | Production Manager |
| Kennedy C. MacKinnon | Voice Coach |
| Tom Baranski | Crew |
| Trevor Haldane | Crew |
| Greg Hutchison | Crew |
| Dennis Keough | Crew |
| Katherine Morley | Crew |
| Alex Naylor | Crew |
