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Apples & Train Tracks by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

Event April 30th - May 10th, 2026
Time Matinees @ 2:00PM Evening Performances @ 7:30PM

Inspired by the playwright's father, who lived as a Road Allowance Métis haunted by memories of his community being forced into railcars and shipped away, Charlie wrestles with the consequences of intergenerational trauma as he fights to forge a new legacy of love with his wife, Rose. In 1940, the government of Tommy Douglas began a campaign to eradicate Métis Road Allowance Communities, sending their residents to remote Rehabilitation Farms in northern Saskatchewan.

Now in his mid-thirties, Charlie finds himself at a crossroads in his work, his purpose, and his marriage. Bewildered by flashbacks of his mother, Bella, and haunted by the riddles of a seemingly homeless yet mystical woman, Charlie searches for what he's been chasing—or running from: his uncertain future and the community home he lost.

Tickets On Sale Now via On the Boards Staging Company

Audience Advisory: This production was not created for young audiences, although children are welcome to attend at the discretion of their guardian. Contains some coarse language and mature themes.

High School Student Matinees: 1:00pm on May 1st, 7th, & 8th. Contact the box office at On the Boards to book ([email protected]).

609 Dufferin Ave.
Saskatoon SK S7N 1C4
Canada

Burnt Thicket Theatre and Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre present Apples and Train Tracks: Finding love and self following the aftermath of Road Allowance Métis displacement. By Arnolda Dufour Bowes. An illustration of a man holding open his jacket, showing his heart with the trail of a road leading to it.
Date: Thu, Apr 30 2026 Fri, May 1 2026 Sat, May 2 2026 Sun, May 3 2026 Thu, May 7 2026 Fri, May 8 2026 Sat, May 9 2026 Sun, May 10 2026
Address:

609 Dufferin Ave.
Saskatoon SK S7N 1C4
Canada

Location: The Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre
Time: Matinees @ 2:00PM Evening Performances @ 7:30PM
Price: Pay-What-You-Choose ($10 - $40)
Apples & Train Tracks by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

609 Dufferin Ave.
Saskatoon SK S7N 1C4
Canada