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Turkey Shoot! ()

Produced by

Single Thread Theatre Company

Playwright: Alex Dault
Director: Leah Holder

Venue

Gibson House Museum

Run

October 6th, 2016 – October 22nd, 2016

Synopsis

The play explores the early occupation of First Nations land by European settlers through the stories of Gibson, who suffers a crisis of conscience when he learns that his work as a surveyor is being conducted on stolen land, and Kahkewaquonaby, who re-invents himself as a “white” missionary named Peter Jones, transforming himself into a messianic leader of his people in the process. (singlethread.ca)


Cast

Stewart Arnott Archdeacon Strachn / Augustus Jones
Richard Beaune Colonel James Givins
Waawaate Fobister Kahkewaquonaby (Peter Jones)
Jeremy LaPalme David Gibson
Shaina Silver-Baird Eliza Milne Gibson

Creative Team

Alex Dault Playwright
Leah Holder Director
Rachel Forbes Set Designer
Rachel Forbes Costume Designer
Rachel Forbes Prop Designer
Chris Malkowski Lighting Designer
Josh Doerksen Sound Designer

Production

Michael Panich Stage Manager
Brina Romanek Assistant Stage Manager
Alex Dault Producer
Daniel Liadsky Producer