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Our 2022 production of Otîhêw has been a big, beautiful undertaking, and one that we realized pretty early on in the process hadn’t been given enough time to fully bloom. Out of a desire to give our creative team and crew more time to breathe and create, we are adjusting our performance schedule.

August 19th and 20th, originally planned as preview and opening, will now be rehearsal evenings. You are still welcome to join us! The process is open to witnesses from 7-10pm, and our front-of-house team will have chairs and cushions ready for you if you’d like to drop by. All are welcome, and in fact we’d love to have you there.

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Friends, we are excited to invite you to a FREE Shakespeare in the Ruff Community Event on June 29th from 6pm – 8pm in between the tress (Jack and Diane) where we seasonally perform.

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Otîhêw
Written by PJ Prudat
Directed by Philip Geller

Shakespeare in the Ruff presents Otîhêw, an Indigenous reimagining of Shakespeare’s Othello by PJ Prudat. 

Set during the fur trade era, Otîhêw is the story of an Indigenous woman warrior bound in the historical “custom-of-the-country” to Desmond, a fur-trader under HBC conquest. Otîhêw will be directed by Philip Geller.

Seeking:

Composer/Musician – Proficient with strings and drums. Familiar with composing atmospheric and non-diegetic sound. Will accompany every performance live. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists will be prioritized. 

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Otîhêw
Written by PJ Prudat
Directed by Philip Geller

Shakespeare in the Ruff presents Otîhêw, an Indigenous reimagining of Shakespeare’s Othello by PJ Prudat. 

Set during the fur trade era, Otîhêw is the story of an Indigenous woman warrior bound in the historical “custom-of-the-country” to Desmond, a fur-trader under HBC conquest. Otîhêw will be directed by Philip Geller.

Seeking:

Magpie – Female/non-binary identifying – Age 25+ – Indigenous.
Outlier and fiercely defended by sister Otîhêw. She is the oracular voice and their language is expressed through strong physicality.

Hamish (Iago) – Any gender – Age 30+ – Indigenous.
Not your typical Iago. Fuelled by an insatiable hunger for control, they are the colonial construct of a perfect storm. Sibling to Otîhêw.

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At Shakespeare in the Ruff, we have always offered training opportunities for professional artists. That has taken the form of Shakespearean Masterclasses with top classical actors, audition workshops, and more recently as our Reimagining the Canon workshop for creators interested in adaptation. But we also wanted to offer something to you, our Ruff audiences and supporters, who may have a passion for theatre, language, and Shakespeare, but don’t practice it professionally.

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