Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing
by Tomson Highway
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"Paasteewitoon Kaapooskaysing Tageespichit (Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing) tells another story of the mythical Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, also the setting for Tomson Highway's award winning play The Rez Sisters. In The Rez Sisters the focus was on seven Wasy" women and the game of bingo, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing features seven "Wasy" men and the game of hockey. It is a fast-paced story of tragedy, comedy, and hope."--Tags
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This play was written in 1989 by a noted Indigenous playwright in Canada. The author had previously written another play [The Rez Sisters] about women living on a reserve in Ontario and Dry Lips is considered a companion piece - with the men on the reserve as the main focus. The story covers the rivalries for love and more in this expressionistic view of life on the reserve. The women- never seen except for one character who is both goddess and specific women- have formed a hockey team. The audience follows the action from the viewpoint of the men. The concerns are tragic and funny at different points in the story. Highway uses a combination of music, mime and dance to explore the concerns of indigenous people who live on the show more reservation in the late 1980's. I must find and read [The Rez Sisters] now. show less
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Author Information
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Tomson Highway was born December 6, 1951 in northwest Manitoba. He did not learn to speak English until he was six years old. In high school, he was considered to be a musical prodigy, and he later attended the University of Western Ontario where he obtained degrees in both Music and English. Highway then spent two years at the University of show more Manitoba Faculty of Music studying piano. He went on to study to be a concert pianist in London under William Aide He is best known for his plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won him the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award. In addition to writing plays, he has worked as a producer, actor and stage manager. Before his career in theatre, he spent seven years working with Aboriginal organizations. His Native Performing Arts Company is Toronto's only professional Aboriginal theatre company. Highway's awards also include the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama. In 1994, he was made a member of the Order of Canada. In 2000, Maclean's named him as one of the 100 most important people in Canadian history. In 2001, he received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the field of arts and culture. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing
- Original title
- Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing
- Important places
- Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
- First words
- N'stam mitooni kwayus wantip'skow.
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- 191
- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- Cree, English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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