New Indigenous-produced play explores digital mourning during pandemic

A newIndigenous-produced play commissioned by the Stratford Festival and produced using teleconferencing technologyis exploring how peoplemournthe loss of loved ones from afar.

The play, titled In a little plastic bag, in a tiny little jar, on a mantel in the house,"was writtenby Mtis playwright Keith Barker of the Toronto-based company Native Earth Performing Arts and directed by Mi'kmawartist Lisa Nasson of Millbrook First Nation in Mi'kma'ki/Nova Scotia.

The play is being hosted free of chargeby the Stratford Festival's digital theatre subscription service as part of a commissioned collection called Viral Transmissions.

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Online play explores digital mourning during pandemic

3 years ago

Duration 3:16

A new Indigenous-produced play commissioned by the Stratford Festival is being produced using teleconferencing technology.