Flag - an audio drama by Yvette Nolan

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 management by Stephen Waldschmidt

With original music by Darryl Dozlaw, Jordan Daniels, Marc Okihcihtaw and Donny Speidel 

Special Thanks to Chad Collins and King George Community School for helping create our flag pole sounds.

 

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

 

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Free to stream on-demand on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, with English subtitles/closed captions available on our YouTube channel. Audience advisory: Content may not be suitable for children.  

 

One suggestion to learn more: Ask a friend to join you in reading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls To Action, then meet up to talk about what stood out to each of you: https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

Or if the Calls To Action are very familiar to you, consider doing the same with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (of which Canada is a signatory): https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples/

 

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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.