Takwahiminana
[“TAK-wa-HI-mi-na-na” A Cree and Michif word for chokecherry]
Takwahiminana is a darkly funny, deeply moving new play by award-winning playwright Matthew MacKenzie (First Métis Man of Odesa, Bears).
Sharon—a Métis woman born in India, who moved back to her ancestral home in Alberta as a teenager, has always been caught between cultures.Now an adult, at a lavish foodie dinner party hosted by her longtime paramour, she’s marking the unofficial 20th anniversary of their extramarital affair. But as this complicated love simmers, her Indigenous knowledge is appropriated and fetishized.
Blending biting satire with stunning Bharatanatyam choreography, this world premiere is a theatrical feast you won’t soon forget.
MATTHEW MACKENZIE
Playwright
Mike Payette
Director
Anoshinie Muhundarajah
Choreographer
Andre du Toit
Lighting Designer
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Dawn Marie Marchand
Set Designer
Jolane Houle
Costume Designer
Amelia Scott
Video Design
Aaron Macri
Sound Designer
Noor Dean Musani
Composition
Daniela Masellis
Set Design Consultant
Bharathy Vivekanantham
Costume Design Consultant
Andy Cohen
Creative Producer
Sheiny Satanove
Producer
Lore Green
Stage Manager
Trent Crosby
Production Manager/Technical Director
Erik Richards
Assistant Production Manager
Alyson Dicey
Alyson Dicey
Kathy Le
Production Support
