A young Cree couple woo and wed, but it's 1885, the generation after the Riel Rebellion. It's hard for any Indian to live happily ever after, unless one goes into show business. A retelling of historic incidents to create a play about the place of Native people in Canada.
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1991, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa
2009
Playwrights Canada Press
9780887548970
Included in Staging Coyote's Dream, edited by Ric Knowles and Monique Mojica
Included in Staging Coyote's Dream, edited by Ric Knowles and Monique Mojica
Historical
Nambi Kelley's monologue takes into account a black woman's experience with police brutality. Kelley tells of an experience being abused by a white boyfriend and then being taken to jail because the police chose his side. Not only is the black population marginalized, but women even more so.
Realistic
A coming of age romantic comedy that wrestles with cultural stereotypes and racism. Navin, an Indian college student, recently arrived in America, tries to remain focussed on his studies, while the tempatations of America and college life start beating down his door. When Navin falls for Michelle, a young African-American woman, he finds that his perceptions of the world begin to expand - and crumble.
