Status
Available
Call number
Call number
822 R94E27 2005 c.2
Description
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 best-known 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 five women and 15 men. With a preface by Chief Dan George. The Ecstasy of Rita Joe premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Genres
Publication
Talonbooks (1976), Edition: Reprint, 128 pages
Original language
English
Language
ISBN
088922000X / 9780889220003