Where Have All The Buffalo Gone?

Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? follows two souls as they journey through seven important moments in Metis history – from the birth of Metis nations on the plains to the colonization driven by the fur trade, the disappearance of the buffalo, and the rise of the Metis Association of Alberta.

This moving tale weaves together stories and a life-like buffalo puppet, with true historical events to explore the love, loss, and resilience of Treaty 6’s Metis peoples. At its heart, this story celebrates the rich lessons and love stories of the buffalo. This Theatre for Young Audiences production is perfect to be enjoyed by youth ages 9 and up and is a great way to celebrate family day.

“The play was a perfect length offering an ideal amount of time to grasp the whole story. In my opinion, this play is appropriate for the age range from grades 4-12. It is visually appealing for younger kids (the life size Buffalo is amazing) while the difficult material of the play is very educational for older kids to learn about.”

– Grade 11 Student from Kitsilano Secondary School

SHOWTIMES

Mon. Feb 16 – 10:00AM (Family Day)
Wed. Feb 18 – 10:00AM
Wed. Feb 18 – 1:00PM
Thu. Feb 19 – 10:00AM
Thu. Feb 19 – 1:00PM
Fri. Feb 20 – 10:00AM
Fri. Feb 20 – 1:00PM
Sat. Feb 21 – 10:00AM
Sat. Feb 21 – 1:00PM

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Audience Considerations

This production is suitable for ages 9+.

The characters in Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? depict scenes that would have happened in Métis history. And there are several marriage proposals! These historical actions are addressed in the study guide and include:

1830: Marie is skinning a rabbit with a knife. She also shoots a buffalo with a rifle. The buffalo dies and is cut up by Marie.

1885: Louis has a musket in silhouette, we hear gunshots (a depiction of the battle of Batoche).

1925: Marie and Louis run away from residential school and ascend to the stars (they die).

The musket and the knife are stage props and are representative of the time in history, the situation, are used to tell the story.
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Where Have All The Buffalo Gone? Cast & Creative Team

Cast

To Be Announced

Creative Team

Amanda Testini Director

Remaining Creative Team To Be Announced