WIN OR LOSE, THE GAME WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES

They have their dreams and their difficulties, these seven women. One yearns for a singing career; another for white porcelain toilet. One grieves for her lover, killed in a motorcycle accident; another harbours the memory of a horrific sexual assault. The cancer that afflicts one of them is not the only malignancy they confront.

But one dream they hold in common is that of winning “the biggest bingo in the world” – and one day, accompanied by the transformative spirit guide Nanabush, they leave their Manitoulin Island reserve and set out for Toronto to do just that.

Ribald, harrowing and mystical, this seminal work of Indigenous drama celebrates the spirit of resilience and the powerful beauty these women bring to the tough world in which they live.

Streaming until July 2026.

By Tomson Highway
Directed by Jessica Carmichael
Set and Lighting Designer - Sophie Tang
Costume Designer - Asa Benally
Composer and Sound Designer - Wayne Kelso
Fight Director - Anita Nittoly

Jani Lauzon as Pelajia Patchnose
Brefny Caribou as Zhaboonigan Peterson
Lisa Cromarty as Marie-Adele Starblanket
Christine Frederick as Veronique St. Pierre
Nicole Joy-Fraser as Annie Cook
Kathleen MacLean as Emily Dictionary
Tracey Nepinak as Philomena Moosetail
Zach Running Coyote as Nanabush
Jonathan Fisher: Standby
Irene Poole: Standby

Assistant Director - Sara Jarvie-Clark
Assistant Set Designer - Joshua Quinlan
Assistant Costume Designer - Joyce Padua
Assistant Lighting Designer - Imogen Wilson
Fight Captain - Zach Running Coyote
Cultural Consultant - Elizabeth Stevens
Language Consultant - Rosary Spence
Reflection Room Facilitator - Kelly Fran Davis
Stage Manager - Bona Duncan
Assistant Stage Manager - Holly Korhonen
Apprentice Stage Manager - Alysse Szatkowski
Production Assistant - May Nemat Allah
Production Stage Manager - Meghan Callan
Production Stage Manager - Elizabeth McDermott
Technical Director - Greg Dougherty

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