In a World Created by a Drunken God
Jason Pierce, a 31-year-old Canadian half-Native man, is paid an unexpected visit by a 34-year-old American man, Harry Deiter, who awkwardly introduces himself as Jason’s half-brother. What Harry wants from Jason is bizarre: to be compatibility-tested for a possible kidney donation to their dying non-Native father–a man Jason has no memory of ever meeting and who, after a brief and secret affair, abandoned his Canadian Native mother when he was two months old. This play raises powerful questions that transcend issues of culture, morality and history – they cut to the ethical quick of what it means to be human in a chaotic world stripped of the comfortable security of identity politics.
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Awards & Recognitions
- 2008 - Winner and Nominee at the American Indian Film Festival – Best Actor (winner), Best Film (nominated) and Best Director (nominated) for movie In A World Created By A Drunken God
- 2006 - Nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Best Play for In a World Created by a Drunken God
Reviews
“Taylor is a dramatist with a biting sense of humour and a keen eye for irony, particularly in his newly published play, IN A WORLD CREATED BY A DRUNKEN GOD … a play that is by turns quite sad, touching and thought-provoking … The play isn’t just full of funny faux pas or insults; it is a powerful story of two men confronted by the sins of their father, literally … In a World Created by a Drunken God tackles the thorny subjects of culture, morality and history to raise the more basic question of who we really are, apart from convenient labels and identity politics.”
“Drew Hayden Taylor has a deft touch for mixing comedy and commentary in an entertaining and all-Canadian form of social satire.”
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