Coffee, cookies, and a conversation about being. Two friends wrestle with what treaty even means as they share a cuppa Joe.

Written by Marcel Petit

Direction by Jennifer Dawn Bishop

Dramaturgy by Curtis Peeteetuce

performed by:

Cheyanne Lemaigre

Kam Miller

And Dominga Robinson

Sound design, recording, and audio production by Tim Bratton

production dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan

stage management by Stephen Waldschmidt

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

image design by Brooklynn Bitner

Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory, Treaty 4 Territory, and the traditional homeland of the Métis.

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*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT), and under ACTRA's National COVID-19 Response Initiative.