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Busted Up! A Yukon Story

Tue. March 10th 2020 Spark Festival Victoria BC $30

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Busted Up! A Yukon Story:

By Geneviève Doyon Directed by Jessica Hickman Original Music by Brooke Maxwe...
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Tue. March 10th 2020 + Add to Calendar Spark Festival (All Ages)
7:30pm - 8:40pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $30

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Physical tickets at: Belfry Theatre Box Office, 250-385-6815

Event Description

By Geneviève Doyon
Directed by Jessica Hickman
Original Music by Brooke Maxwell
Open Pit Theatre, Whitehorse

Busted Up: A Yukon Story is set in Canada’s far north; home of 35,000 people, 200,000 caribou, 14 different First Nations and the beautiful midnight sun.

Six actors portray over 30 real-life Yukon characters who throughout the play share their stories of colonialism, natural resource extraction, racial discrimination and a deep love of the wild. The interactions of these characters evolve around relationships between indigenous people and settlers, the growing immigrant population, and the fast-paced changes Canada’s north is experiencing.

Open Pit Theatre spent 3 years developing Busted Up: A Yukon Story as part of The Yukon Verbatim Project, which consisted of gathering over 60 interviews from eight Yukon communities including Whitehorse. The words you will hear are the exact words as transcribed during the interviews without any alterations or additions. Each of the real-life characters featured in the play was consulted, invited to readings/shows, and ultimately gifted Open Pit Theatre the use of their words for this play.

Tickets $30 at 250-385-6815 and tickets.belfry.bc.ca.

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Spark Festival
Annual festival of new plays and ideas
1291 Gladstone Avenue Victoria BC
Open / Operational

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Busted Up! A Yukon Story @ Spark Festival Mar 10 2020 - Nov 5th @ Spark Festival

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