Akpik Theatre's
A COMMUNITY TELLING OF PAWAKAN MACBETH
OCTOBER 3 - 8, 2023
SCOTIABANK STAGE
by Reneltta Arluk
Drama, Shakespearean
co-presented by Neptune Theatre and Prismatic Arts Festival
A community telling of Pawâkan Macbeth is Reneltta Arluk’s groundbreaking reimagining of Shakespeare’s darkest play into Cree history, legend and cosmology.
Set during pre-colonization, when Plains Cree were allied with Stoney Nakoda, and at war with Blackfoot over territory, food, supplies and trade. When true autonomy existed among Indigenous Peoples and with that their spirits, their wisdom, practices, makers, tricksters, shifters, their darkness and light. As the Canadian Government moves west with Sir John A. MacDonald as the leader, a harsh new world wrought with immense fear, starvation, and uncertainty awaken the darkest of Cree spirits, the Wihtiko – a being with insatiable greed.
Through the exploration of Plains Cree language, history, stories and cosmology Arluk asks, What is it to be human? What makes a human vulnerable to the Wihtiko? Inspired by working with the youth of Frog Lake First Nation, and shared stories from Elders in the Treaty 6 region, Arluk has created a terrifying journey through love, greed, honour and betrayal, with coyote howlers teaching us that resurgence requires balance.
SHOW TIMES
Tuesday to Saturday - 7:30 pm
Sunday - 2:00 pm
It's Time to Save!
2023/2024 Season Ticket packages are on sale now, click here to purchase.
KEY DATES
MASKED PERFORMANCE:
Sunday, October 8 - 2:00 pm
TALK BACK NIGHT:
Friday, October 6 - 7:30 pm
THE CAST

Lisa Nasson
Mallory Amirault

JD Montgrand
Mitchell Saddleback

Spencer Streichert

čačumḥi – aaron wells
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ & ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: Reneltta Arluk
๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ: Barry Balinsky
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ: Patricia Vinluan
๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐: Darlene Auger
๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Jhaik WindyHair
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ: Nathan Loitz
๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ: Logan Martin-Arcand
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ: Cimmeron Meyer
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ: Carmen Braden
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ: Brad Trenaman
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ: Cody Clyburn
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Reneltta Arluk
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ: Tallis Kirby
๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ: Holly Gunderman
๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Elena Vandakurova
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: Chris Hayes
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: GNW Scene Shop
SHOW TIMES
Tuesday to Saturday - 7:30 pm
Sunday - 2:00 pm
It's Time to Save!
2023/2024 Season Ticket packages are on sale now, click here to purchase.
KEY DATES
MASKED PERFORMANCE:
Sunday, October 8 - 2:00 pm
TALK BACK NIGHT:
Friday, October 6 - 7:30 pm