Theatre artist Wahsontí:io Kirby might know a little about that. A graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal, they’ve spent this season at the Stratford Festival answering this very question. Kirby, an artist belonging to the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, stars as Evelyne in Stratford’s “1939,” set in a fictional residential school in northern Ontario. “It’s been a dream to be part of the Stratford company, especially the company in ‘1939,’” they said in an interview. “Ultimately, it’s all to serve,” said Kirby, who attended a Mohawk immersion school from Grades 4 to 12.

Source: The Star October 16, 2022 20:39 UTC