Firehall Arts Centre presents Frances Koncan’s Women of the Fur Trade (Feb. 8-23)

Opening Night:  Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30pm

Previews:  February 8 at 3:00pm & 7:30pm | February 9 at 3:00pm | February 12 at 1:00pm

Performance Times:  Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30pm | Saturday & Sunday, 3:00pm | PWYC on Wednesday at 1:00pm

Matinees:  February 13 & 20 at 1:00pm

Post Show Talkback:  February 13 & 20 at 7:30pm

Tickets:  From $30 at firehallartscentre.ca | 604.689.0926

The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to produce and present Women of the Fur Trade from Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Set in eighteen hundred and something-something, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, three very different women with a preference for 21^st century slang find themselves stuck in a fort having tea and sharing their views on life, love, and Louis Riel.

Playwright Frances Koncan shifts the focus in this powerfully funny satire from the male gaze on history to the power of women and their place in the rapidly changing world of the Canadian fur trade.

“I am truly excited to be producing the West Coast premiere of this work,” says Firehall Arts Centre’s Artistic Producer Donna Spencer. “Frances Koncan’s satirical look at the lives of women during the time of Louis Riel and the colonization of Canada is a very clever way of illustrating the dismantling of the traditional lives of Métis and Indigenous people of the time. Mixing contemporary references with historical actions allows the story of the play to be told in a manner that takes us from the present to the past and back again.”

Playwright:  Frances Koncan

Performers:  Danica Charlie, Kaitlyn Yott, Kate Besworth, Wayne Lavallee, and Evan Rein

Director:  Donna Spencer

Assistant Director:  Cheri Maracle

Set Designer:  Kimira Reddy 

Lighting Designer:  Rebekah Johnson

Costume Designer:  Emily Friesen

Produced by:  Firehall Arts Centre

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With over forty years’ history of weaving diverse storytelling into the fabric of Greater Vancouver, Firehall Arts Centre is where stories come alive. Through theatre, dance, music, inter-disciplinary work and the visual arts, The Firehall has embraced its mission to enrich lives and expand minds through the arts. One of the most unique cultural institutions in British Columbia, The Firehall – in more predictable times – hosts over two hundred performances per year. Located in the city-owned heritage fire station built in 1906, The Firehall’s intimate black box studio theatre along with its outdoor courtyard performance area and its rehearsal studio has served to support innovative, eclectic, and often politically-charged theatre productions as well as exquisite, cutting-edge dance and music performances. The Firehall is proud to support emerging and established performing artists and companies, and strives to program work that is inclusive, culturally rich, and reflective of the many voices and perspectives in Canada. www.firehallartscentre.ca