| Someday: A Native American Drama Contributor(s): Taylor, Drew Hayden (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927083346 ISBN-13: 9781927083345 Publisher: Fifth House Publishers OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.30 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Holiday - Christmas - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Someday is a powerful play by award-winning playwright Drew Hayden Taylor. The story in Someday, though told through fictional characters and full of Taylor's distinctive wit and humour, is based on the real-life tragedies suffered by many Native Canadian families. Anne Wabung's daughter was taken away by children's aid workers when the girl was only a toddler. It is Christmastime 35 years later, and Anne's yearning to see her now-grown daughter is stronger than ever. When the family is finally reunited, however, the dreams of neither women are fulfilled. The setting for the play is a fictional Ojibway community, but could be any reserve in Canada, where thousands of Native children were removed from their families in what is known among Native people as the "scoop-up" of the 1950s and 1960s. Someday is an entertaining, humourous, and spirited play that packs an intense emotional wallop. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Drew Hayden: - Drew Hayden Taylor |