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1 Cottagers and Indians Feb Mar. 25, 2018

2 Cottagers and Indians Written by Drew Hayden Taylor PRODUCTION SPONSOR CREATIVE TEAM Nick Andison Lighting Designer Beau Dixon Sound Designer Robin Fisher Set Designer Sage Paul Costume Designer Debbie Read Alternate Stage Manager Mar Patti Shaughnessy Director Jennifer Stobart Stage Manager Jonathon Taylor Anishnaabe Language Coach CAST Herbie Barnes Arthur Copper Tracey Hoyt Maureen Poole TARRAGON 2017/18 SEASON SPONSOR TARRAGON EXTRASPACE SPONSOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Playwright s Note Written by Drew Hayden Taylor It s been said that everything is political - where you come from, what you eat, where you spend your recreational time, what cereal you eat, etc.

3 Playwright s Note Written by Drew Hayden Taylor It s been said that everything is political - where you come from, what you eat, where you spend your recreational time, what cereal you eat, etc. A story like this epitomizes the unfortunate differences between cultures, economic status, and people. In one one way, its quite sad that Cottagers and Indians is loosely based on real events. On the other hand, its quite silly too. You ll find this happens frequently in the First Nations community... and in a few others I ve heard but can t confirm. Please enjoy the story, the barbecue chicken, the manoomin, and the people (you may know people like this). Special thanks to Richard, Tarragon, Patti and the cast and crew for bringing my story to life. If there is a theatre heaven, I ll make sure you have front row seats. If you re a theatrical agnostic, never mind. Ch meegwetch, Drew Hayden Taylor The cast and crew of Cottagers and Indians would like to thank the Centre for Indigenous Theatre for the loan of the canoe. The canoe frame was constructed by Tim Hill of The Rabbit s Choice.

Artist Biographies NICK ANDISON Lighting Designer At Tarragon: as lighting designer: Mustard, Midsummer (A Play with Songs); as assistant lighting designer: The Realistic Joneses, Wormwood, The

4 Artist Biographies NICK ANDISON Lighting Designer At Tarragon: as lighting designer: Mustard, Midsummer (A Play with Songs); as assistant lighting designer: The Realistic Joneses, Wormwood, The Valley, No Great Mischief. Elsewhere: Theatre Smash (as lighting designer: Das Ding), Shaw Festival 2017 (as assistant lighting designer: The Madness of George III, Dancing at Lughnasa, A Christmas Carol), Mirvish (as assistant lighting designer: Butcher), Soulpepper (as assistant lighting designer: True West, Farther West), Thousand Islands Playhouse (as lighting designer: Das Ding, as assistant lighting designer: No Great Mischief ), Fujiwara Dance Inventions (as Technical & Lighting Director: EUNOIA). Other: Graduate of Ryerson Theatre School, BFA Honors HERBIE BARNES Arthur Copper Herbie Barnes (Anishnaabe from Aundeck Omni Kaning on Manitoulin Island) has played many roles throughout his twenty year career, both on stage and on film but may best be known for his role of Joseph in the film Dance Me Outside and on the CBC series The Rez. Some of Herbie s bestknown stage roles include Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, or as Norval Morrisseau in Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements (National Arts Centre) or singing and dancing as a Wickersham Brother in Seussical The Musical. As a director he s worked across North America, directing large pieces such as The Remember (MTYP) and Someday by Drew Hayden Taylor (Native Earth) to one man shows such as Tales Of An Urban Indian (Public Theatre NYC, Autry Theatre in Los Angelos, CA) and Dinky (Native Earth). Herbie spent time directing such films as ReprREZentin in Fort Chip and also as a shadow director with The Rez (CBC). Herbie s Play Russell s World was honoured to be the first play ever to be asked to the Magnetic North Festival without premiering elsewhere. While not known as a writer for stage he is better known as a dramaturge working to develop a number of great plays and emerging playwrights. BEAU DIXON Sound Designer Dora nomination for Rifles (Factory/NST Festival/Praxis Theatre); Poison (Coalmine Theatre); The Big Sleep (Vertigo Theatre); When The World Was Green (Surface Underground); Oregano (Theatre Rhea); Othello (Mysterius Entity); Bad Luck Bank Robbers, Berlin Blues (4th Line Theatre); Wings Of Wax (Essential Collective Theatre); Beneath Springhill (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Beau is also an award-winning actor and playwright.

He s toured as a musician throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe and was recently inducted into Peterborough s Pathway of Fame for his leadership in the arts.

com ROBIN FISHER Set Designer Select designs include set and costumes for: The Jungle Book (Manitoba Theatre for Young People), Avenue Q (Citadel Theatre), Obeah Opera (Culchaworks/Panamania), The

5 He s toured as a musician throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe and was recently inducted into Peterborough s Pathway of Fame for his leadership in the arts. He has three solo albums under his name (itunes). ROBIN FISHER Set Designer Select designs include set and costumes for: The Jungle Book (Manitoba Theatre for Young People), Avenue Q (Citadel Theatre), Obeah Opera (Culchaworks/Panamania), The Boy in the Moon (Great Canadian Theatre Company), Fiddler on the Roof (Western Canada Theatre), The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (Globe Theatre), Hand of Bridge/Telephone (Canadian Opera Company). Set: Acquiesce (Factory Theatre) and Munschtime! (Young People s Theatre). Costumes: Dream a Little Dream (The Grand Theatre), Minotaur and The Wizard of Oz (Young People s Theatre). Robin is the recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore awards and the 2015 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award for Costume Design. DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR Playwright Drew Hayden Taylor is an award-winning playwright, journalist, novelist and filmmaker. Born, raised and living on the Curve Lake First Nation, Drew had done practically everything from performing stand up comedy at the Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C. to serving as Artistic Director for Canada s premiere Native Theatre Company, Native Earth Performing Arts. Currently, he is working on his 31st book, and just last month, CBC Docs POV aired a documentary he directed and co-wrote, Searching For Winnitou, about the German preoccupation with Indigenous people. Thanks to James, Richard, Patti and the cast and crew of Cottagers and Indians. TRACEY HOYT Maureen Poole Selected theatre: Linda in What Linda Said (SummerWorks), Amanda in The Glass Menagerie (The Howland Company), Solo Improviser in Face Value: West (SummerWorks - NOW Magazine Artist To Watch) and Face Value: Leslieville (Crow s Theatre East End Performance Crawl), appearances in the first 3 Canadian productions of The Drowsy Chaperone (Best Man Productions) and Emma in the premiere production of Real Estate by Alanna Harkin. Selected film & TV: Christmas Encore, Don t Talk To Irene, Len and Company, Guidance, and The Tournament. Selected animated series: The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That, Little Charmers, 6Teen, Bob & Doug and Bob and Margaret. Tracey has taught improvisation and voice-over extensively and now produces and directs voice demo reels for her talented acting peers.

SAGE PAUL Costume Designer Sage Paul is an urban Dene woman and a member of the English River First Nation.

Some design credits include: Awakening (Short Film, Danis Goulet), Robin s Hood (Short Film, Kent Monkman), Munschtime!

Some of her work has shown at the Royal Ontario Museum, The Centre for Craft, Creativity and Design (North Carolina, USA), and a curated program at Western Canada Fashion Week by Ociciwan

In 2017, Sage received the Design Exchange RBC Emerging Designer Award in the fashion category, was recognized by FLARE Magazine in their #HowIMadeIt campaign that celebrates 100+ talented and

6 SAGE PAUL Costume Designer Sage Paul is an urban Dene woman and a member of the English River First Nation. She champions community, sovereignty and resistance for balance and makes fashion, costume and craft. Some design credits include: Awakening (Short Film, Danis Goulet), Robin s Hood (Short Film, Kent Monkman), Munschtime! (Young Peoples Theatre), Almighty Voice and His Wife (Theatre Kingston), Divine (Storefront Theatre), and Gashkigwaaso (Dance, Waawaate Fobister). Some of her work has shown at the Royal Ontario Museum, The Centre for Craft, Creativity and Design (North Carolina, USA), and a curated program at Western Canada Fashion Week by Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective. In 2017, Sage received the Design Exchange RBC Emerging Designer Award in the fashion category, was recognized by FLARE Magazine in their #HowIMadeIt campaign that celebrates 100+ talented and ambitious Canadian women and was honoured by the Ontario Ministry of the Status of Women as a trailblazing woman who is transforming Ontario. Sage is the founder of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto and is working on two fashion-based projects: Giving Life and The Mint Sweater Project. DEBBIE READ Alternate Stage Manager (Mar ) Debbie has a varied background that includes opera, musicals, variety shows, school touring, summer stock and mainstage productions. She has stage managed for Toronto Operetta Theatre, George Brown Theatre School, Opera Hamilton, Calgary s Quest Theatre, Carousel Theatre in St. Catharines, The Grand (Kingston) and Nippising Theatre. Debbie also works in Venue Operations for the Toronto International Film Festival and the Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. PATTI SHAUGHNESSY Director Making her Canadian directing debut with Tarragon Theater s Cottagers and Indians, Patti Shaughnessy is a proud activist, actor, director, and artistic producer of a range of theatre and multi-arts projects over the past decade. Previous international directing credits include, Ananna A/S (Casa Matriz); Rosa Marie-p tiquartikkaluarnera (The Occupation of Heather Rose); and Arnatsialaat, (The Rez Sisters) all part of Patti s work over the past 5 years as director, instructor, and tour leader for the National Theatre of Greenland. JENNIFER STOBART Stage Manager It is Jennifer s distinct pleasure to be working at Tarragon. Jennifer has stage managed over 140 professional productions in her 31 year career; toured across Canada several times, across the US, Dublin, Ireland, London, England, Sydney, and Perth Australia. Selected theatres: Sudbury Theatre Centre, Infinitheatre, Classic Theatre Festival, Native Earth Performing

Arts, Tapestry New Opera Works, Quest Theatre, Red Sky Performance, Patria Music Theatre, Blyth Theatre Festival, Upper Canada Playhouse, Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, Soulpepper, The Red Barn,

7 Arts, Tapestry New Opera Works, Quest Theatre, Red Sky Performance, Patria Music Theatre, Blyth Theatre Festival, Upper Canada Playhouse, Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, Soulpepper, The Red Barn, Theatre Aquarius, Culture Storm, Theatre Orangeville, The Citadel, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, ARC, Shakespeare in the Ruins, Buddies In Bad Times, Pea Green Theatre, 4/12 years with The Second City National Touring Company, and 28 shows with The Port Hope Festival Theatre. Continuously grateful for her numerous blessings, as always, Jennifer sends love to her Mom, her adventuring travelling companion. JONATHON TAYLOR Anishnaabe Language Coach Jonathan Taylor is an Anishnaabe from the Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, Canada. He writes poetry and teaches the Anishnaabemowin language to children and adults in his community. Jonathan s writing has appeared in Red Ink Magazine, The Yellow Medicine Review, Quills Canadian Poetry Journal, and the Muckleshoot Review. He belongs to the Turtle Clan and writes for Crazy Horse and NDN Girls.

8 On stage this April Announcing our 2018/19 Season! LEAP OF FAITH SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE UNTIL FEB. 18 Subscribe to all 7 plays before they re announced and be entered into a draw to win your subscription for FREE, and receive a $100 gift certificate to Tarragon s Hospitality Sponsor Aviv Mediterranean Restaurant. SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT & SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE FEB. 20 Announcement will be via in the morning - SIGN UP for our list and be the first in the know! Subscription brochures will be available approximately during the week of March 5. Visit Patron Services in the box office for more information on how to subscribe and other ways to save! Tarragon Theatre is an active member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), Creative Trust Working Capital for the Arts, and Theatre Ontario, and engages professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors Equity Association under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement.

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