Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men’s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples. As perhaps the bestknown contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the “Indian problem” both in whites and Natives themselves.Cast of 5 women and 15 menWith a preface by Chief Dan GeorgeThe Ecstasy of Rita Joe premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men’s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples. As perhaps the bestknown contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the “Indian problem” both in whites and Natives themselves.Cast of 5 women and 15 menWith a preface by Chief Dan GeorgeThe Ecstasy of Rita Joe premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
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