Crazy Horse tells the truth

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CALGARY -Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, a play by Drew Hayden Taylor, will run from Jan. 19 to 29 at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary. The play is presented by Crazy Horse Theatre, the mandate of which is to run plays that will reflect the diversity and reality of Aboriginal people.

The play is based on a young girl who was taken from her biological family when she was six months old. It's about the impact of a scoop-up adoption that happened in Ontario when Aboriginal children were removed from their homes and placed in foster homes.

"In the context of this play we are talking about two children and their mother who has passed on. It's about two sisters, one who was raised on the reserve and the other one, who was adopted out of the reserve, who now lives in the city. In the second act, the children are adults. They drink a fair amount of wine, end up being drunk, and in that stage they finally break down their barriers and tell the truth while sharing stories with each other. By doing this they begin to heal," said Taylor.

"I would say that it is 50 per cent hilarious and 50 per cent drama. It is an awesome play," said Robin Melting Tallow, director of Crazy Horse Theatre.