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Indian Arm
By Hiro Kanagawa
Rita and Alfred Allmers live in an isolated family cabin on native leasehold land overlooking Indian Arm, a still untamed glacial fjord just north of Vancouver, BC. With Alfred—a formerly promising novelist—now struggling with his latest work, Rita has been tasked with caring ... Read more
Overview
Rita and Alfred Allmers live in an isolated family cabin on native leasehold land overlooking Indian Arm, a still untamed glacial fjord just north of Vancouver, BC. With Alfred—a formerly promising novelist—now struggling with his latest work, Rita has been tasked with caring for their adopted son Wolfie, a sensitive First Nations teen who has been designated as “special needs” for much of his life. Rita’s resentments and frustrations are further embittered by her younger half-sister, Asta, a constant reminder of the innocence, idealism, and sexual allure Rita once had and yearns for again. The fragile impasse of their lives is torn asunder by the appearance of Janice, the surviving member of the Indigenous family who leased the land to Rita and Asta’s reclusive and mysterious father over fifty years ago. With the lease now expired, they are all engulfed by the secrets and contradictions of their lives and of the land itself—in both the past and the present—and their stories are drawn inexorably toward an unspeakable tragedy.
Hiro Kanagawa
Hiro Kanagawa is a Vancouver-based writer and actor. His play Indian Arm received the 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. His other plays include The Tiger of Malaya and The Patron Saint of Stanley Park, both of which have been performed across Canada. Also a sought-after script doctor and consultant, Hiro was story editor on the critically acclaimed Canadian series Da Vinci’s Inquest, Da Vinci’s City Hall, Intelligence,and Blackstone. As an actor he is perhaps best-known for his numerous recurring and guest-starring roles on popular television and streaming series such as Star Trek: Discovery, Altered Carbon, The X-Files,and many more.
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“Indian Arm will sneak up on you and rip open your heart.” —David C. Jones, Vancouver Presents
“A major accomplishment.” —Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight
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- Pages 112
- Published December 8, 2016
- Publisher Playwrights Canada Press
- Category Drama
- Keywords Canadian
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