Years ago, Indigenous theatre was little-known. Today, plays are being produced across the country
Indigenous playwrights are in demand. But it didn't used to be this way.
![Years ago, Indigenous theatre was little-known. Today, plays are being produced across the country](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7147851.1710858374!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/women-of-the-fur-trade-photo-stratford-festival-2023.jpeg)
![From left: Joelle Peters as Eugenia, Kathleen MacLean as Marie-Angelique and Jenna-Lee Hyde as Cecilia in Women of the Fur Trade at the Stratford Festival in 2023. Three Indigenous women on a stage, dressed in clothing from the 1800s.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7147851.1710858374!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/women-of-the-fur-trade-photo-stratford-festival-2023.jpeg)
Indigenous playwrights are in demand. But it didn't used to be this way.
Indigenous playwrights are in demand. But it didn't used to be this way.