THEATRE PREVIEW

MARCH 2026 | Volume 261

 

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to produce and present The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light from Saturday, April 18 to Sunday, May 3, 2026. 

Award-winning Ojibway playwright, author, journalist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor returns to his Firehall home this spring with a provocative new play that dives into the high-stakes world of counterfeit Indigenous art.

In a world of fakes, who can you trust?

"Red Cadmium Light" paint was created in 1982. So when a painting attributed to legendary Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau is dated earlier than that – and contains the pigment – it can only mean one thing: it's a fake.

Nazhi runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation, specializing in the work of Norval Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists. Her daughter Beverly is a respected Indigenous educator on the verge of a major career breakthrough. But when a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, a discovery is made that risks jeopardizing both women's careers, and their relationship, forever.

The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light asks urgent questions about authenticity, identity, and the cost of truth.

Credits for The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light:
Written by:  Drew Hayden Taylor
Directed by:  Columpa Bobb
Performances by:  Anita Wittenberg, Kaitlyn Yott, & Tyson Night
Set & Props Designer:  Charles Beaver
Lighting Designer:  Rebekah Johnson
Costume Designer:  Starlynn Chen
Stage Manager:  Stephen Courtenay
Produced by:  Firehall Arts Centre 

April 18 – May 3, 2026 | Firehall Arts Centre| 280 E. Cordova Street
Preview Performances:  April 18 at 7:30pm | April 19 at 3:00pm | April 22 at 1:00pm
Opening Night:April 22 at 7:30 pm 
Performance Times:  Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30pm | Thursday at 1:00pm | Saturday & Sunday at 3:00pm | PWYC Wednesday at 1:00pm
Post Show Talkback:  April 23 & 30 (post 7:30 pm performance)

Tickets:  From $20 at firehallartscentre.ca | 604.689.0926

 

 

 

 

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