ON NATIVE LAND
Photo by Matt Barnes.
On Native Land
Workshop Production – November 9, 2024 as part of TRANSFORM Festival
Produced and developed with support from Raven Theatre
Creative
Corey Payette – Director, Writer and Composer
Dean Edward Thiessen – Music Director
Jera Wolfe – Choreographer
Jared Raschke – Set Designer
Halley Fulford – Costume Designer
Jonathan Kim – Lighting Designer
Melanie Thompson – Stage Manager
Ryan Lino – Producer
Starring
čačumḥi – aaron m. wells as The Fool
Jordan Stanley as Elliot
Zac Bellward as Jakob
Kaitlyn Yott as Rielle
Cathy Wilmot as Liz and Sarah
Jesse Alvarez Kyle, Judge, Reporter, and Interviewer
Dillan Chiblow as Youngblood
Winona Myles as Gracie
Taninli Wright as Chief
Sarah Cantuba as Bethany, Reporter, and Interviewer
Nathan Coburn as Dancer
Jera Wolfe as Dancer
Orchestra
Dean Edward Thiessen – Pianist
Sarah Ho – Violin
Chris Fraser – Guitar
Emilio Suarez – Cello
Produced by Raven Theatre and Urban Ink, developed in collaboration with the National Creation Fund at Canada’s National Arts Centre.
ON NATIVE LAND
This musical intertwines the lives of three seemingly disparate characters–a lawyer, a Chief, and a rising singer-songwriter–whose paths converge in a powerful tale of identity, land, and love.
A dive into the heart of contemporary Indigenous narratives, On Native Land is a sweeping love story that illuminates contemporary experiences of urban Indigenous communities, offering solace and solidarity.
Below photos by Matt Reznek.
Development Phases
Summer 2024 Workshop cast & crew: Tiana Jung, Cailtyn Hayes, Taryn Yoneda, Cheri Maracle, Corey Payette, Tristen Foy, Cheyenne Scott, Jesse Alvarez, Zac Bellward, Jordan Stanley, Aaron M. Wells, Kaitlyn Yott, & Winona Myles.
Fall 2023 Workshop cast & crew: Aaron M. Wells, Antony Knight, Cheri Maracle, Jacob Woike, Jennifer Lines, Jordan Stanley, Kelsey Kanatan Wavey, Melanie Thompson, Patrice Bowler, Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, Winona Myles and Kim Collier.