Produced Plays

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Cottagers & Indians

Directed by: Kevin John Atawakon Saylor

Thousand Islands PlayhouseAug 8 - 30th, 2025

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400 Kilometres

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YearVenueDirector
1996Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, Canning, NSKen Schwartz
2004Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company, Saskatoon, SKKennetch Charlette
2006Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ONVineta Strombergs
2012Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONMario Crudo
2017The Algonkuin Players, Massachusetts, USAMarty BlackEagle

A Story Before Time

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2010Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto, ON
2010Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Tour, Sault Ste Marie, ON
2010Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Tour, Kingston, ON
2010Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Tour, North Bay, ON
2010Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Tour, Burlington, VT
2010Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Tour, Chatham, ON

AlterNATIVES

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YearVenueDirector
1999Bluewater Theatre, Kindardine, ON / Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ONDavid Ferry
1999Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer
2015Tara Players, Winnipeg, MBRay Clouthier

Cerulean Blue

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2014Ryerson Theatre School, Ryerson University, Toronto, ONRuth Madoc-Jones

Contemporary Gothic Indian Vampire Story

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1992Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SKTibor Feheregyhazi

Cottagers and Indians

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2018Tarragon Theatre, TorontoOriginal Direction by Patti Shaughnessy

Crees in the Caribbean

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20152015 Produced by Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company, Venue: Studio 914Angus Ferguson
2017 Magnus Theatre, Thunder BayTom Currie

Dead White Writer on the Floor

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2010Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONMario Crudo

Education is Our Right

YearVenueDirector
1990De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONLarry Lewis

Girl Who Loved Her Horses

  • Nominated for Chalmers Award
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1995Theatre Direct, Toronto, ONRichard Greenblatt
2004Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Toronto, ONYvette Nolan

God and The Indian

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2013Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCRenae Morriseau
2015Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BC / Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto, ONRenae Morriseau

In a World Created by a Drunken God

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YearVenueDirector
2004Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SKKennetch Charlette
2007Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONHerbie Barnes
2007Theatre Arts Generator, Edmonton, ABKurt Spenwrath
2008Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ONKurt Spenwrath
2011Theatre Orangeville, Orangeville, ONKurt Spenwrath
2011Downstage Productions, Calgary, ABSimon Mallett
2011 New West Theatre, Lethbridge, AB
2012Talking Stick Festival, Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BCKurt Spinwrath

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

  • Dora Mavor Moore Award
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YearVenueDirector
1996Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto, ONElizabeth Theobald
1997Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer
1997Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, Canning, NSKen Schwartz
1998Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer
2000Crazy Horse Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USARobin Melting Tallow
2000Duck Creek Community Theatre, Garland, TX, USABruce King
2002Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SKKennetch Charlette
2014Centre For Indigenous Theatre, Toronto, ONHerbie Barnes
2016Singh Performance Center, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, USAMarty BlackEagle
2017Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BCLorne Cardinal
2017Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay

Raven Stole the Sun

YearVenueDirector
2004Red Sky Performance, Toronto, ONRobert Faust
2006Red Sky Performance, Toronto, ONSandra LaRonde
2010 – 2011Red Sky Performance, Toronto, ONSandra LaRonde

Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion

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2017 National Arts Centre Azrieli StudioJim Millan

Someday

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1991De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONLarry Lewis
1994Centaur Theatre, Montreal, QCLarry Lewis
1994Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto, ONDoris Linklater
1995Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONPamela Matthews
1995Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer/ Evan Adams
1997Globe Theatre, Regina, SKFloyd Favel Starr
1997Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, Canning, NSKen Schwartz
1997The Guild Theatre, Toronto, ONYvette Nolan
2000The Algonkuin Players, Massachusetts, USAMarty Black-Eagle
2002Skeena River Players, Terrace, BCMarianne Brorup Weston
2006Little Thunder TheatreVinnie Scott
2015De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONJoe Oswanabine
2016The Algonkuin Players, Massachusetts, USAMarty BlackEagle

Spirit Horse

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2007, 2009, 2010Roseneath Theatre, Toronto, ONGreg Banks
2016Young People’s TheatreGreg Banks

Sucker Falls

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2001Touchstone Theatre / Rubyslipper Theatre / Vancouver Moving Company, Vancouver, BCKatrina Dunn, Diane Brown and Savannah Walling

Talking Pictures

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1990De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONLarry Lewis

The All Complete Aboriginal Show Extravaganza

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1994Youtheatre, Montreal, QCMichel Lefebvre

The Baby Blues

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1995Arbour Theatre Festival, Peterborough, ONBrian Richmond
1996Pennsylvania Centre Stage, State College, PA, USAElizabeth Theobald
1997Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto, ONLynda Hill
1999Teatro Al Parco, Venice, Italy (Italian Translation)Ken Gass
2000Tulsa Indian Actors Workshop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAMerlaine Angwall

The Berlin Blues

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YearVenueDirector
2007Native Voices, Los Angeles, CA, USARandy Reinholz
2008Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONVinetta Strombergs
2008Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SKKennetch Charlette
20114th Line Theatre, Millbrook, ONKim Blackwell

The Bootlegger Blues

  • Best Drama – Canadian Authors Association Literary Award
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YearVenueDirector
1990De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONLarry Lewis
1991Awasikan Theatre, Winnipeg, MBMarilyn McGillvary
1993Lighthouse Theatre Festival, Port Dover, ON (with the Grand Theatre , Kingston, ON)Vinetta Strombergs
1993Arbour Theatre Festival, Peterborough, ONBrian Richmond
2001Prince George Theatre Workshop Society, Prince George, BCAndrew Burton
2001Tulsa Indian Actors Workshop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USANancy Scott Fields

The Boy in the Treehouse

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YearVenueDirector
2000Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg, MBHerbie Barnes
2002Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, BCChris McGregor
2002Carousel Theatre (touring show), Vancouver, BCChris McGregor

The Buz’Gem Blues

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YearVenueDirector
2001Lighthouse Theatre, Port Dover, ONJanet Amos
2003Native Voices, Los Angeles, CA, USARandy Reinholz
2004Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer
2005Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company, Saskatoon, SKKennetch Charlette
2005Trinity Repertory Theatre, Providence, RI, USAKennetch Charlette

Three Tricksters

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2009Debajehmujig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONRon Berti

Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock

  • Chalmers Canadian Play Awards: Theatre for Young Audiences, 1992
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YearVenueDirector
1989De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONLarry Lewis
1991De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONHerbie Barnes
1991,1992,1993Theatre Direct, Toronto, ONLynda Hill
1993The Globe Theatre, Regina, SKShirley Cheechoo
1994The Belfrey Theatre, Victoria, BCHerbie Barnes
1995Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONMary Francis Moore
1995Theatre Direct, Toronto, ONDoris Linklater
1996 Fringe Theatre Adventures, Edmonton, ABRon Jenkins
1997Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg, MBHerbie Barnes
1998, 1999Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, BCDonna Spencer
1999Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket, CT, USABetsy Theobald
1999De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONAudrey Debassige
1999Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, BCAsja Pavlovic
2001Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, BCElizabeth Ball
2003Quest Theatre, Calgary, ABDuval Lang
2009Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ONMario Crudo

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YearVenueDirector
1999De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONJonathan Fisher
1999De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig Theatre Group, Manitowaning, ONAudrey Debassige
2010Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SKCuertis Peeteetuce