A Script that Struggles
by Christian Baines
A play that promises to bring out the good, the bad and – as its narration makes extremely clear – the ugly of First Nations' history, Medicine Boy has been one of the hottest tickets at this year’s SummerWorks festival. Certainly, there are few plays on the program with more deserving ambitions. Written by Waawaate Fobister, the work follows Mukukee (Garret C. Smith) as he attempts to reconnect with his beloved, late mother (PJ Prudat), his heritage, and his identity in relation to these ancestral ties.
