Apples & Train Tracks

Finding love and self following the aftermath of Road Allowance Métis displacement. 

World premiere produced by Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre in partnership with Burnt Thicket Theatre

Inspired by the playwright's father, who lived as a Road Allowance Métis haunted by memories of his community being forced into railcars and shipped away, Charlie wrestles with the consequences of intergenerational trauma as he fights to forge a new legacy of love with his wife, Rose. In 1940, the government of Tommy Douglas began a campaign to eradicate Métis Road Allowance Communities, sending their residents to remote Rehabilitation Farms in northern Saskatchewan.

Now in his mid-thirties, Charlie finds himself at a crossroads in his work, his purpose, and his marriage. Bewildered by flashbacks of his mother, Bella, and haunted by the riddles of a seemingly homeless yet mystical woman, Charlie searches for what he's been chasing—or running from: his uncertain future and the community home he lost.

Tickets On Sale Now via On the Boards Staging Company

Audience Advisory: This production was not created for young audiences, although children are welcome to attend at the discretion of their guardian. Contains some coarse language and mature themes.

High School Student Matinees: 1:00pm on May 6th, 7th, & 8th. Contact the box office at On the Boards to book (boxoffice@ontheboards.ca).