An Arts Club Theatre Company presentation

YOU USED TO CALL ME MARIE…

By Tai Amy Grauman
A Savage Society & NAC Indigenous Theatre Production

October 15–November 9, 2025
AN EPIC MÉTIS LOVE STORY

Music plays and ponies dance as the epic story of Marie Callihoo and generations of Alberta’s Métis women unfurls through time. Follow Marie, Iskwewo, Napew, and Mistatim (“horse” in Michif) in intertwined celebrations of love and resilience as the Métis Nation emerges across the plains. Robust in scope yet intimate, You used to call me Marie… explores the fur trade and political uprisings in the 1930s to the present through era-spanning dance and live music, from French fiddle to contemporary country.

Content Advisory
This production may contain flashing lights and water-based haze and fog. Please contact our box office for more information. For a more detailed content advisory, check out our Teacher Resource Advisory here.

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Tour Schedule

Venue Date  
SURREY
Surrey Arts Centre
604.501.5566
October 15–25 BUY TICKETS
COQUITLAM
Evergreen Cultural Centre
604.927.6555
October 28–November 1 BUY TICKETS
MISSION
Clarke Theatre
604.687.1644
November 3 BUY TICKETS
BURNABY
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
604.205.3000
November 5 & 6 BUY TICKETS
NEW WESTMINSTER
Anvil Centre
604.521.5050
November 8 & 9 BUY TICKETS

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An artfully crafted love story reaching across Métis history

— Stir

Artistic Team

Cast

  1. Carmen Alvis Ensemble/Dancer
  2. Lynny Jeanne-Marie Bonin Iskwewo
  3. Sophie Dow Ensemble/Dancer
  4. Kathleen Nisbet Fiddler/Composer/Band Captain
  5. Aren Okemaysim Napew/Musician
  6. Krystle Pederson Ensemble/Musician/Composer/Vocal Captain/Dance Captain

Creative

  1. Lois Anderson Director
  2. Andrea Menard Composer
  3. Yvonne Chartrand Jigging Choreographer
  4. Cecilia Vadala Set Designer
  5. Evan Ducharme Costume Designer
  6. Alaia Hamer Costume Designer
  7. Jeff Harrison Lighting Designer
  8. Aaron Macri Sound Designer
  9. Rick Colhoun Associate Sound Designer
  10. Candelario Andrade Projection Designer
  11. Jack Chipman Video Programmer
  12. Graham Andrews Michif Language Consultant
  13. Eloi Homier French Language Consultant
  14. Michelle Olson Assistant Director
  15. Chengyan Boon Assistant Lighting Designer
  16. Matt Oviatt Technical Director
  17. Stephanie Elgersma Props Designer/Puppet Coach

Stage Management

  1. Philomena Sondergaard Stage Manager
  2. Sophie Kaplan Apprentice Stage Manager

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