Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan - Coming soon to theatres near you!
Reconciliation Theatre Society is proud and excited to announce that our summer 2026 production will be Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan. We are so pleased to highlight and amplify this incredible Indigenous woman playwright, and bring this story to life on our RTS stage.
Directed by our very own fabulous female powerhouse, Lisa Rokeby, this year’s performance is set to showcase an incredible and diverse cast, filling some truly interesting and exciting roles.
Selecting which plays to perform each year is always a difficult choice, but this year’s choice was a simple one. Our goal is always to amplify marginalized voices, and given the current state of the world, it only seemed appropriate to highlight this playwright and her incredible works.
Okay, now that we’ve hyped you up, are you ready for a description of the play?
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In eighteen hundred and something something, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, three very different women with a preference for twenty-first century slang sit in a fort sharing their views on life, love, and the hot nerd Louis Riel.
Marie-Angelique, a Metis Taurus, is determined to woo Louis (a Metis Libra)—who will be arriving soon—by sending him boldly flirtatious letters. Eugenia, an Ojibwe Sagittarius, brings news of rebellion back to the fort after trading, but isn’t impressed by Louis’s true mediocre nature. And Cecilia, a pregnant British Virgo, is anxiously waiting on her husband’s return from an expedition, but can’t resist pining over the heartthrob Thomas Scott (Irish Capricorn), who is actually the one secretly responding to Marie-Angelique’s letters. This will all go smoothly, right? (Description from Playwrights Canada Press)
Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan, coming soon to theatres across Vancouver Island. Dates and locations to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
About the author
Frances Končan is a Two-Spirit director, playwright, and actor of mixed Anishinaabe and Slovene descent. Originally hailing from Couchiching First Nation, she now lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Končan is a winner of the REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award and the Winnipeg Arts Council's 2017 RBC On the Rise Award. Women of the Fur Trade won the Toronto Fringe Festival Best New Play award in 2018. Končan is known for her use of humour to tackle the difficult chapters of Indigenous history while also celebrating the wit, the pride, and the power of Indigenous women.