September 4-29, 2018
Honour Beat
Two grown sisters face off over their mother's death-bed. Together they confront one another, their own identities, and what will remain when their mom leaves this world. A contemporary look at the significance of faith and family - this play will leave you laughing through your tears as these women grapple with one of life's most difficult inevitabilities. Internationally acclaimed Calgary-based playwright Tara Beagan brings her distinct voice to Theatre Calgary for the first time, directed by film and TV favourite Michelle Thrush.
Family is universal, and the complex stories of family have been told by generations throughout the decades. Honour Beat is a touching and humorous play that reminds us that relationships within families are fragile, forgiving, and most importantly, resilient.
Read the play guide for Honour Beat: Read the house programme for Honour Beat:
There's a flood of human warmth and compassion in anything Tara Beagan creates. If you want theatre with heart, Beagan's a sure bet.
Cast & Creative Team
For
Honour Beat
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Monique MojicaAnna Rae -
Tracey NepinakRae Anna -
Paula-Jean PrudatMom -
Bernard StarlightSpanish -
Tara BeaganPlaywright -
Michelle ThrushDirector -
Andy MoroSet & Projection Design -
Jeff ChiefCostume Design -
Patrick BeaganLighting Design -
Pura FéOriginal Music & Vocals -
Deanna H. ChoiSound Design -
Jenna TurkDramaturg -
Jane MacFarlaneVoice Coach -
Ruby Dawn EustaquioStage Manager -
Sang Sang LeeAssistant Stage Manager
Theatre Calgary debut.
Elsewhere: Born in Niitsitapi country, Beagan is a proud Ntlaka’pamux and Irish “Canadian” halfbreed. She has written 20+ plays, and also directs and performs. Currently, she co-helms ARTICLE 11 with her most cherished collaborator, favourite artist and true love, Andy Moro. A11, now based in Mohkintsis, has brought Indigenous Activist art works to the NAC, the ROM, Kingcome Inlet, Kamloops, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary’s city hall, Edinburgh Fringe, Wellington Aotearoa (NZ) and will take new project Deer Woman to the Sydney Festival in 2019.
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Theatre Calgary debut.
Elsewhere: Pura Fé is a Tuscarora/Taino native singer-songwriter, musician, seamstress, teacher, activist and mother. She is also a founding member of the native woman’s a cappella trio ULALI. Since 1987 ULALI has been known for creating their own music genre from their native roots and contemporary styles. This led them to performing worldwide and to many collaborations, recordings, movie soundtracks and documentaries. ULALI also inspired the many native women’s hand drum groups you hear today.
Theatre Calgary debut.
Elsewhere: Mamma Mia!, Hadestown, Sense & Sensibility, Million Dollar Quartet, West Side Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Evangeline, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Make Mine Love, Clybourne Park, Spamalot, Private Lives, Sound of Music, Rocky Horror, A Christmas Carol, Billy Bishop Goes to War, As You Like It (Citadel); Hamlet, Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor, Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and King Lear (Freewill Shakespeare); Salt Baby (Globe Theatre); Antessy (Concrete); Don Giovanni (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy); Hunchback (Catalyst); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mayfield).
