We Treaty People
Digital audio plays from a diverse group of artists exploring the question, “What does it mean to embrace all our relations?” Be provoked by this original fiction podcast and hear the stirring call to truth and reconciliation in our neighbourhoods, all across Canada. Captivating, unsettling, refreshing. Nine audio dramas and nine artist interview episodes, with suggestions to learn more and engage the stories with your friends, plus audience talkbacks with artists and special guests over Zoom. Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis. Subscribe and follow so you don’t miss an episode. See artists, episodes, and support our work with a donation at www.burntthicket.com. Free to stream on demand on our website or wherever you get your podcasts, with closed captions available on our YouTube channel. (Audience advisory: Content may not suitable for children.) We want to hear what you think – leave a comment on our social media or send your feedback though the widget on our website. Produced by Burnt Thicket Theatre, an independent company producing theatre that brings awareness to real issues in our community, planting seeds for positive social change. We tell stories that change people’s lives. Stephen Waldschmidt, artistic director Tim Bratton, artistic associate Brooklynn Bitner, marketing associate & graphic designer Yulissa Campos, producing associate Danny Knight, community outreach associate This project is made possible by a Digital Now Grant from Canada Council for the Arts, and by our major sponsors Shercom Industries, SK Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan.
Episodes
A unique mashup of stories and songs that explores the nativity with a messy but joyful hope. This is a live recording of our Christmas Presence event which took place on December 10, 2022
Featuring performances by Tim Bratton**, Louise and Shane Buhler of Sunday Morning Riot, Darryl Dozlaw, Andrea Folster, Wyndham Thiessen, Louise Halfe, and Stephen Waldschmidt!
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland...
A conversation with the artists who created Land: playwright Stephen Waldschmidt, director Kenn McLeod*, dramaturg Yvette Nolan, actors Kent Allen*, Louise Halfe, Lancelot Knight, and Abbey Thiessen, sound designer Tim Bratton, and stage manager/producing associate Yulissa Campos. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional ...
In the midst of spring seeding, a farmer is interrupted by the landowner. New voices join the fray, but what can break up entrenched opinions and cultivate common ground?
Written by Stephen Waldschmidt
direction by Kenn McLeod*
dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan, with Tim Bratton
performed by:
Lancelot Knight (Benjamin)
Abbey Thiessen (Melissa)
Kent Allen* (Albert)
Louise Halfe (Kohkum)
sound design, recording, and audio production by T...
A conversation with the artists who created Coffee Talk: playwright Marcel Petit, director Jennifer Dawn Bishop, actors Cheyanne Lemaigre, Kam Miller, and Dominga Robinson, sound designer Tim Bratton, and artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw, and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.
If you’re liste...
Coffee, cookies, and a conversation about being. Two friends wrestle with what treaty even means as they share a cuppa Joe.
Written by Marcel Petit
Direction by Jennifer Dawn Bishop
Dramaturgy by Curtis Peeteetuce
performed by:
Cheyanne Lemaigre
Kam Miller
And Dominga Robinson
Sound design, recording, and audio production by Tim Bratton
production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt
original music ...
A conversation with the artists who created Taken Before Birth: playwright Jennifer Dawn Bishop, dramaturg and director Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, assistant director Amanda Trapp*, actors Raven Dallman, Ezra Forest, and Erroll Kinistino*, sound designer Tim Bratton, artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Terri...
The eyes of a child deconstruct the world in ways that the older and wiser haven’t even contemplated. When tucking in his granddaughter, a man is struck by a loaded question.
Written by Jennifer Dawn Bishop
direction & dramaturgy by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
assistant direction by Amanda Trapp*
performed by:
Raven Dallman (Daughter)
Ezra Forest (Nosisim Iskwesis)
Erroll Kinistino* (Mushom)
sound design, recording and audio pr...
A conversation with the artists who created The Final Inquiry: playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, dramaturg and director Yvette Nolan*, actors Kris Alvarez and Kris Sandoval, hosted by sound designer Tim Bratton. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.
If you’re listening for the first time, w...
Ceremony, tradition, and fraud. In an imagined future a capricious girl prepares for her symbolic role in annual rites that renew commitments to inquests of old. Will she toe the line?
Written by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
direction & dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan*
performed by:
Kris Alvarez (Alora)
Kris Sandoval (Marli)
sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton
production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
stage manageme...
A conversation with the artists who created Remnance: playwright Curtis Peeteetuce, director Danny Knight, dramaturg and actor Carol Greyeyes*, actors Kristina Hughes*, Shawn Cuthand, and Joshua Beaudry*, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional h...
In a dystopian future, adrift in space, Commander Trem Lylin archives listeners calling in to share their final thoughts about the current state of humanity – while they still can.
Written by Curtis Peeteetuce
directed by Danny Knight
script dramaturgy by Carol Greyeyes
performed by:
Kristina Hughes* (Commander Trem Lylin)
Carol Greyeyes* (Envoy)
Shawn Cuthand (Leedy Hoolawt, Z)
Joshua Beaudry* (Maric Zope, Fogey)
sound design, r...
A conversation with many of the artists who created Do You Remember?: playwright Joelle Peters, director Dawn Bird*, actors Nicole Akan, Sam Flamont, Kristin Friday, Liz Johnson, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis, and ...
Separated by life’s forks in the road, childhood friends are reunited by grief. Old wounds strain the bonds they built in years past, despite their desire to reconnect. Sometimes to move forward, we must take a step back.
Written by Joelle Peters
directed by Dawn Bird*
script & production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
performed by:
Nicole Akan (Mouse)
Sam Flamont (Porkchop)
Liz Johnson (Paula)
Kristin Friday (Caroline)
sound design,...
A conversation with many of the artists who created You Said We’d Be Together Forever: playwright Amanda Trapp, director Johanna Arnott, actors Andrea Folster and Ed Mendez, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.
If you’...
Sifting through romantic facades and broken promises, a couple finds out what they truly long for.
Written by Amanda Trapp
Directed by Johanna Arnott
Script dramaturgy by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Performed by:
Andrea Folster (Her)
Ed Mendez (Him)
Sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton
Production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
Stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt
Original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Dani...
A conversation with many of the artists who created Flag: playwright Yvette Nolan, director Roxanne Dicke, actors Jared Beattie and Krystle Pederson, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt. With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.
Subscribe or follow so you don'...
Caught at the intersection of sorrow and our nations' symbols, two strangers find themselves at odds over questions of how soon is too soon, how much is enough?
Written by Yvette Nolan
Directed by Roxanne Dicke
Script dramaturgy by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Performed by:
Jared Beattie (Andrew)
Krystle Pederson (Corey)
Sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton
Production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
Stage manag...
A conversation with many of the artists who created The Yard With the Old Plow: playwright Shanda Stefanson, actors Lisa Bayliss*, Alan Long*, and Aren Okemaysim, sound designer Tim Bratton, hosted by artistic director Stephen Waldschmidt and production dramaturg Yvette Nolan, with original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel.
Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homel...
A rural couple finds a young man in need of help one bitter, winter morning... and are surprised at the differences they discover between themselves.
Written by Shanda Stefanson, directed by Joel Bernbaum*, script and production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan, performed by Lisa Bayliss* (Bev), Alan Long* (Bob), Aren Okemaysim (Jonathan), sound design, recording and audio production by Tim Bratton, stage management by Stephen Waldsch...
Welcome to We Treaty People. Digital audio plays from a diverse group of artists exploring the question, “What does it mean to embrace all our relations?”
In this episode get a taste of what's in store as we share snippets from these four plays in our series:
The Yard With the Old Plow by Shanda Stefanson, featuring Lisa Bayliss*, Alan Long*, and Aren Okemaysim, directed by Joel Bernbaum*.
Flag by Yvette Nolan, featuring J...
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