The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
| By: | George Ryga |
| Publisher: | Talonbooks |
| Print ISBN: | 9780889220003 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781772010770 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Rita Joe is a Native girl who leaves the reservation for the city, only to die on skid row as a victim of white men’s violence and paternalistic attitudes towards First Nations peoples. As perhaps the best-known contemporary Canadian play and a poetic drama of enormous theatrical power, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the “Indian problem” both in whites and Natives themselves. Cast of 5 women and 15 men With a preface by Chief Dan George The Ecstasy of Rita Joe premiered November 23, 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.