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Raven Stole The Sun

Red Sky takes a traditional story to new contemporary heights through a compelling theatre dance piece for family audiences.

Raven is a fabulous and magical creature of impulse and curiosity. In order to satisfy his overwhelming sense of curiosity, Raven hatches a brilliant scheme for stealing the stars, the moon and the sun and ends up bringing light to the people of the world.

Play by Drew Hayden Taylor

Based on a traditional Tlingit story as recounted by Sháa Tláa Maria Williams

Directed by Sandra Laronde

Music by Donald Quan

Raven Stole the Sun has been performed at numerous venues including: the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in Toronto, Manitoba Theatre for Young People in Winnipeg, J.F. Kennedy Center in Washington, San Diego State University, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, Confederation Centre in Prince Edward Island, Osprey Theatre in Nova Scotia, Grand Theatre in Sault Ste Marie, Cobalt Classic Theatre, Capitol Theatre in North Bay, Krannert Performing Arts Center in Illinois, Arts and Culture Centres in Newfoundland and Labrador, Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Connecticut, Smithsonian Institute in New York City, Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, Imperial Theatre in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan Children's Festival in Saskatoon, Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, Sanderson Centre in Brantford, North Star Community Elementary in Atikokan, Temagami Municipal Centre in Temagami, The Dreaming Festival in Australia, and in many other communities throughout Canada and the United States.

“Raven soars, delights...in a fast-paced show, we go through a whole series of emotions and narrative twists and come out the other end with a nice complete experience intact.”
- Toronto Star

“The fun, and the beauty, of this high-spirited performance...what sets the whole show apart is, in a word, joy.”
- Edmonton Journal

"Raven interpretation soars, delights...as an actress, she has a wonderfully real and soothing presence; as a stager, Laronde knows how to be inventive without getting overly glitzy. The young audience paid strict attention as dance, lighting, words, music and costumes all came together in a carefully orchestrated mix."
-Toronto Star

"Red Sky steals the show...lovely open-hearted approach under Laronde's direction. The players not only invite us into the tale but encourage us to become part of it as well."
-Toronto Sun

”What a wonderful experience for our students! The show was masterful. The content was great and the actors were able to hold all 300 of us captive.”
-Jill Kates, Teacher, Driftwood Public School

“I loved having Red Sky come here. I wish it never ended!”
-Hailey, 8 years old, Buckingham Elementary School

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