Scanner is a story about Kat and Jacob - a pair of siblings who live on a reserve with their Gramma, who is always listening to her police scanner. It’s an exploration of the thoughts and feelings of Indigenous youth in contemporary “canada”; the ongoing violence from colonialism on our most marginalized and finding the path to healing. Kat and Jacob can both hear the spirits of the trees speaking to them in their backyard, but can they listen and find their truths?
HISTORY
Developed as part of The Foundry, a new creator’s unit, Factory Theatre 2015-2016
Dramaturgical support by Nina Lee Aquino
Continued development as part of Deep Development unit, Factory Theatre 2016-2018
Playwright in Residence at Factory Theatre 2018/2019
Dramaturgical support by Matt McGeachy
Currently In development as part of the Bedrock Creator’s Initiative, Factory Theatre 2020-2023
Dramaturgical support by Mel Hague
Staged reading as a part of Sparks Fly, Factory Theatre March 2018
Staged reading at Springworks Festival, Stratford Oct 2017
Workshopped as part of The Other Side Project with second year theatre students at Humber College under guidance of Marie Beath Badian and Matt McGeachy, Nov 2016
Excerpt reading at ACTRA Diversity Working the Scene in Colour July 2016
Excerpt reading as a part of Sparks Fly, Factory Theatre June 2016