Ecstasy of Rita Joe

<p>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 <i>The Ecstasy of Rita Joe</i> had a major influence in awakening consciousness to the Indian problem both in whites and Natives themselves. <p/>Cast of five women and 15 men. With a preface by Chief Dan George. <p/><i>The Ecstasy of Rita Joe</i> premiered November 23 1967 at the Vancouver Playhouse.</p>