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Stratford review: The Rez Sisters
Director Jessica Carmichael s outdoor production of Tomson Highway s classic is haunting theatre By Glenn Sumi
Photo by David Hou.
THE REZ SISTERS by Tomson Highway (Stratford Festival). At the Tom Patterson Theatre Canopy. Runs to August 21. $75. stratfordfestival.ca. Rating:
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What’s on your wish list? To be a famous singer? To get your lover back? To travel and live somewhere else? Or, during the pandemic, do you simply long for good health?
These are some of the hopes and wishes of the seven titular Rez Sisters from Tomson Highway’s acclaimed play. And in a surprising moment in Jessica Carmichael’s lovely outdoor Stratford Festival production, you’ll get to join them in considering what you want, too, and why.