Western Canada Theatre | 2025/26 Season | Women of the Fur Trade

Women of the Fur Trade

By FRANCES KONČAN

Directed by RENAE MORRISEAU

An NAC Indigeneous Theatre, GCTC, and native Earth production in association with Touchstone Theatre

A RECLAIMED HISTORY, OUT OF TIME

In the year eighteen-something-something, three women–Métis, Ojibwe, and European Settler, respectively–sit in a trading fort on the shores of a “Reddish River” sipping tea. They contemplate love, politics, power, and their roles in history while “hot nerds” like Louis Riel get all the glory. This sharp-witted satire shifts the focus to the women in the room. The fact that they are name-dropping The Killers and Breakfast at Tiffany’s tips us off that this isn’t your garden variety history lesson.

Anishinaabe and Slovene playwright Frances Koncan’s wildly entertaining take on her subject matter has made this one of the most produced plays in Canada since it rocketed from the Toronto Fringe to the Stratford Festival.

“A timely, provocative piece of theatre written from a perspective and voice we need to hear.”

— ian ross, winnipeg free press

Artistic Team

Cast

LOIS ANDERSON Cecilia
COLUMPA BOBB Eugenia
KELSEY KANATAN WAVEY Marie-Angelique
JONATHAN FISHER Louis Riel
VICTOR HUNTER Thomas Scott

Creative

FRANCES KONČAN Playwright
RENAE MORRISSEAU Director
LAUCHLIN JOHNSTON Scenic Designer
JEFF HARRISON Lighting Designer
CANDELARIO ANDRADE Projection Designer
MELISSA JOAKIM Projection Design Assistant
MJ DANDENEAU Sound Designer/Composer
MIQUELON RODRIQUEZ Sound Design Assistant
JACK GOODISON Associate Sound Designer
VANESSA IMESON Costume Designer
JOHN KOENSGEN Fight Director
KAYLIEGH SANDOMIRSKY Production Manager
WILLIAM DETTLAFF Technical Director
MATT OVIATT Assistant Production Manager
MELANIE THOMPSON Revival Stage Manager
ELSA ORME Revival Assistant Stage manager