The award-winning stage and screen actress and activist Michelle Thrush discusses the new production of Inner Elder, which she wrote and will star in at the Firehall Arts Centre (22-31 May 2025), with Joseph Planta.

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.  

The award-winning Cree artist of stage and screen Michelle Thrush joins me now. Opening this Thursday, 22 May 2025 and running until Saturday, 31 May 2025 is her solo show Inner Elder. She’s written and will perform the piece, which highlights the power of imagination in survival. I’ll ask Michelle about the show, how it was developed in Calgary, and taking the show to the stage of the Firehall Arts Centre, where she acted in the 1992 production of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe. I’ll ask Ms. Thrush about the role of elders and the wisdom they bestow on us all. The piece is about healing, from substance abuse and aliens, and features a superhero that lights the way forward. Visit www.firehallartscentre.ca for tickets and information. We spoke earlier this week, with Michelle joining me from here in Vancouver. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Michelle Thrush; Ms. Thrush, good morning.  

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