"A significant moment in Canadian history is portrayed in this documentary musical about race relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Weaving hundreds of real interviews conducted with Saskatchewan residents and the court transcripts surrounding the killing of Colten Boushie and trial of Gerald Stanley, a kaleidoscopic picture is formed of the views of the incident, the province, and relationships between all people in Canada. A verbatim play with music created by Joel Bernbaum, Lancelot Knight, and Yvette Nolan, Reasonable Doubt provides a space to honestly talk to each other about what has happened on this land and how we can live together." - from the publisher "In 2015, playwright and journalist Joel Bernbaum was commissioned by Persephone Theatre to gather interviews with local citizens for the purposes of writing a documentary play on race relations in our province. Then, in 2016, Colten Boushie, was fatally shot on Gerald Stanley’s farm near Biggar, SK. and the interviews changed dramatically." - persephonetheatre.org
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2020, Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon
2022
Playwrights Canada Press
9780369103604
Note: It's intended that the audience "will be invited to participate in a 15 minute conversation about their experience of the play, hosted by Lyndon J. Linklater and facilitated by leaders in our community."
Note: It's intended that the audience "will be invited to participate in a 15 minute conversation about their experience of the play, hosted by Lyndon J. Linklater and facilitated by leaders in our community."
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