Dancing Sky Theatre presents Operation Big Rock

A play by Joel Bernbaum inspired by a defining moment in Saskatchewan’s history: the cultural and political battle over the Big Rock (Mistasiniy in Cree) near Elbow, SK.

Ask geologists how the rock got there and they say it's a "glacial erratic." Ask First Nations elders and they say it was a boy who turned into a buffalo who turned into a sacred stone.

Operation Big Rock is set in the late 1950’s in the face of the Qu’appelle Valley being flooded to manage the drought. The play is actually a love story… about a giant rock: the 370-ton Mistasiniy and one U of S anthropologist’s spiritual journey as he risks his career and his family to fight for that rock.

Two Department of Drama faculty members are involved: director Angus Ferguson and actor Carol Greyeyes.

Two encore performances will be held at the University of Saskatchewan.

May 6 & 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Greystone Theatre, Department of Drama
The John Mitchell Building
Join us for a panel discussion with “artists and experts” on May 7 at 7 p.m.

Contact Dancing Sky Theatre for tickets:

306-376-4445
www.dancingskytheatre.com
info@dancingskytheatre.com