The Ministry of Grace

SKU: 9781990738630

Author:
Tara Beagan
Grade Levels:
Adult Education
Nation:
Ntlaka'pamux
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
80
Publisher:
Scirocco Drama
Copyright Date:
2024

Price:
Sale price$18.95

Description

Tara Beagan is a Nlakaʼpamux and Irish "Canadian" playwright and actress based in Mohkinstsis (Calgary), Alberta, Canada, most noted as the winner of the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre in 2020.

It's 1950 in the deserts of Southern California. Evangelist Brother Cain has a booming trade; his tent revival show moves from town to town, fleecing crowds desperate for something to believe in. When he discovers Mary, a Ntlaka'pamux woman from BC's Nicola Valley, reading the Bible, he puts her onstage, renames her Grace, and displays her as a miracle: an Indian who can read. A grand, sweeping story of friendship and redemption, The Ministry of Grace is a powerful look at people struggling to live, love, and retain dignity in a heartless world.

 

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