Women Of The Fur Trade
Directed by Kathleen MacLean
Set in “eighteen hundred and something”, three very different women with a preference for 21st-century slang sit in a fort on the banks of the Reddish River, sharing their views on life, love, and that hot nerd Louis Riel (“He is SO dreamy…the total package!”)
In this lively historical satire of survival and cultural inheritance, playwright Frances Koncan shifts perspectives from the male gaze onto women’s power-in the past and present-through the lens of the rapidly changing world of the Canadian fur trade.
WHY WE CHOSE THIS PLAY
We are captivated by the way that Koncan’s irreverent and witty comedy looks at Indigenous history through a modern feminist lens. Poking fun at the men who have stolen the limelight for far too many years, Marie-Angelique, Cecilia, and Eugenia track the progress of-and interact with-Louis Riel and Thomas Scott. -Michael Shamata and Nigel Shawn Williams
This production of Women of the Fur Trade is supported in part by a generous gift from Diane Scott.
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Date and Time: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at 19:30 – Sunday, 04 October 2026 at 21:30
Venue details: Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 2Y5, Canada
Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre
Price:
PWYC-Recommended $20 to $60: CAD 50.00
Artists: Frances Koncan, Danica Charlie, Amanda Lisman, Jonathan Mason, Aren Okemaysim, Kelsey Kanatan Wavey, Frances Koncan, Kathleen MacLean, Denyse Karn, Jeff Chief, Leigh Ann Vardy, Wayne Kelso, Katerina Sokyrko, Kelsey Cain