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Powwow: A Theatrical Production
May 22 - June 1, 2025 (Saskatoon, SK)
Creative Team:
Produced by Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre
Written by April Rogers
Directed by Alanis King
with Dramaturgy by Daniel Macdonald
Choreography by Johnny Tootoosis
Set Design by Darius Kiskotagan
Props Design by Conor P Farrell
Costume Design by Jeff Chief
Lighting Design by Charlie Peters
Sound Design by Muskwa Lerat
Projection Design by Corey Dallas Standing
Stage Managed by Emily Rempel
Assistant Stage Managed by Luka Kelly
Graphic Design by Hailey Verbonac
With thanks to Jonathan Cestnick.
Images by Taylor Farrow Photography
Cast:
Danny Knight: Kyle, Ensemble
Shawn Cuthand: Sellout, Ensemble
Jennifer Dawn Bishop: Mildred
Ken Poundmaker: Mcee
Amanda Trapp: Claudette, Ensemble
Leze Pewapsconias: Mary
Jensine Emeline: Kimiwan
Cory Dallas Standing: Watcher
Johnny Tootoosis: Ensemble [Dance Captain]
Joseph Naytowhow: the Voice
Three basic cousins attend the 70th Annual Powwow, but everything has changed. The powwow committee has sold out to a controlling corporation known as "The Watcher"; undoing all policy and rewriting all rules. For the first time in history, the powwow has become a competition bringing forth the cousins' nemesis and keeping the cousins and the emcee gripping with their own internal conflict and a fight to save the powwow.
Playwright April Rogers is an alumni of GTNT’s Circle of Voices program and Powwow is their first produced work as a playwright. Powwow was commissioned by GTNT through the New Voices program - a GTNT initiative to cultivate the next generation of storytellers. New Voices is a paid, six month residency program focused on developing new Indigenous writers.
Image by Danielle Stasuik Photography
The Cast and Creatives of POWWOW, GTNT 2025
Back Row: Danny Knight (Left), Corey Dallas Standing, Daniel Macdonald, Leze Pewapsconias, Muskwa Lerat (Right)
Left Side: April Rogers (Top), Shawn Cuthand, Roxanne Dicke, Johnny Tootoosis (Bottom)
RightSide: Ken Poundmaker (Top), Emily Rempel, Luka Kelly, Jennifer Dawn Bishop (Right)
Front Row: Amanda Trapp (Left), Jonathan Cestnick, Darius Kiskotaagan, Conor Farrell (Right)