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The Rez Sisters

By Tomson Highway

The Rez Sisters features an ensemble cast of seven women dreaming of winning, and working toward raising enough money to attend, "The Biggest Bingo in the World," and one male actor/dancer in the role of Nanabush. The play melds the sometimes dark realities of life on a First Nation reserve with humour and elements of Aboriginal spirituality

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First produced

1986, Native Earth Theatre, Ontario

Publication year

1992

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Fifth House Books

ISBN

9780920079447

Winner of the 1987 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and Winner of the 1987 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

Winner of the 1987 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and Winner of the 1987 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

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