Women of the Fur Trade

Three women sit trapped together in a frontier fort: a Métis dreamer scribbling flirtatious letters to Louis Riel, a savvy Ojibwe trapper skeptical of rebellion, and a British settler worried about her absent husband. As they sip tea, banter, and weigh the fate of a budding resistance, they twist history into something fresh, fierce, and funny. This is satire with teeth. Women of the Fur Trade reminds us that the women at the edges of history were never bystanders.

Written by: Frances Koncan
Directed by: Keith Barker

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Performance Schedule

Tuesday: 7:30 pm
Wednesday: 2:00 pm
Thursday: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Friday: 7:30 pm
Saturday: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm

Special Performances

Preview: May 1
Opening Night: May 2

Talkback Tuesdays:
May 5, May 12, May 19

Lobby Chats:
May 3, May 10, May 17

Run Time

Approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes, no intermission.

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Audience Advisory

This production deals with issues of colonial violence, misogyny, and racism. It contains strong language, loud noises, and gunshots.

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Cast

Joelle Peters

Eugenia

Danelle Charette

Marie-Angelique

Alison Beckwith

Cecilia

Elliot Gosh

Louis Riel

Eli Ham

Thomas Scott

Creative Team

Keith Barker

Director

Jay Havens

Set Designer

Asa Benally

Costume Designer

Kahentanó:ron Brianna Montour

Lighting Designer

Lucas Ruddell

Sound Designer

Stephanie Fung

Apprentice Director

Rebecca Eamon Campbell

Stage Manager

Abigaile Gagnon

Apprentice Stage Manager

Show Reviews

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

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The Playhouse Podcast

S8 E1: Women of the Fur Trade

Join Allison and Stephanie as they spill some tea with the women of Women of the Fur Trade. Actors Danelle Charette, Alison Beckwith, and Joelle Peters discuss their personal connections to this play, the importance of humour when telling historical stories, and the mysterious sixth character only found in the script.