THE REZ SISTERS, A Play by Tomson Highway (1988 1st Ed.)
THE REZ SISTERS, A Play by Tomson Highway (1988 1st Ed.)
Author: Tomson Highway. Published by Fifth House Limited, Markham, ON., 1988, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inch, 118 pages.
THE REZ SISTERS, A Play by Tomson Highway, is hilarious, shocking, mystical and powerful, and clearly establishes the creative voice of Native theatre and writing in Canada today.
This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tomson Highway OC (Born-December 6, 1951) is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist, children's author and musician. He is best known for his plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award.