Elon Muskrat

About

He speaks to slot machines. He is here with his chainsaw to CUT YOU A DEAL! Elon Muskrat is selling his new casino and YOU can be the lucky buyer. From “star storyteller Josh Languedoc” (Liz Nichols), author of Rocko and Nakota (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐), this new show explores what floats on the surfaces of power and what hides beneath it.

This new solo show is Josh Languedoc's second foray into a combination of oral storytelling and theatre. With a narrative that flips seamlessly between Buffon monologue and a mystical animal-filled world of storytelling, this play is equal parts political satire and reconciliation. A believer in humour to ignite curiosity, Josh invites you to dive in and see the wild underbelly of money, power, and the benefits they may or may not bring.

Meet the Team

Elon Muskrat was made possible with the support and artistic development of the following incredible individuals.

Playwright/Performer

Josh Languedoc

Josh Languedoc is thrilled, nervous, and empowered to return to the world of oral storytelling in his new play "Elon Muskrat." Josh is a proud member of Saugeen First Nation and is happy to live as a guest in Treaty 6 Territory. Josh is a Sterling-nominated playwright/director/producer that is driven to tell compelling and challenging stories that uplift the Indigenous diaspora. Josh's play
"Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land" has toured across the country and been published.

Later this season, you can see Josh assistant directing Annie the Musical (St. Albert Children's Theatre), producing Connections//Collisions (Mile Zero Dance) and the Heritage Village (Silver Skate Festival), reuniting with his pals at Go 4 Broke Improv, and getting some new writing projects off the ground. Josh can also be found teaching at Concordia University, Caraway School, and the Citadel Theatre.

In March, Josh will also have the pleasure of playing the role of Fritz the Katz in Tomson Highway's Rose premiering at the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre.

Instagram: @joshylanguedoc

Facebook: @JoshLanguedoc

Director/Dramaturg

Kenneth T. Williams

Kenneth T. Williams is a Cree playwright from the George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan’s Treaty 4 territory, and is the first Indigenous person to earn an M.F.A. in playwriting from the University of Alberta. His plays have been produced across Canada; they include Care, Café Daughter, Gordon Winter, Thunderstick, Bannock Republic, Suicide Notes and Three Little Birds. He teaches in the drama department of the University of Alberta. He lives in Edmonton, where he puts his personal and professional experience to good use as an active member of the local theatre community.

Director/Dramaturg/Lighting Designer

Charlie Peters

Charlie Peters (ze/hir/hirs) is a theatre and opera director, actor, lighting designer, playwright, dramaturge, poet, arts educator, and clown based on Treaty 6 Territory. Hir artistic work has been seen on stages (and in parks, fields, school gyms, living rooms, town squares, art galleries, and swimming pools) across Canada and in Europe. Ze holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Saskatchewan, an MFA in Theatre Practice and an MA in Gender and Social Justice Studies from the University of Alberta, and has trained extensively at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance. Ze is the recipient of Saskatoon and Area Theatre Awards for Outstanding Emerging Artist (2013) and Outstanding Lighting Design (Two Corpses Go Dancing, 2015), having been nominated for Outstanding Direction (Diana Son’s Stop Kiss, 2014) and Outstanding Original Script/Excellence in New work (Many Fires, 2019; Oblong and Oboe Stir The Pot, 2024). Charlie is Founding Director of Embrace Theatre and Folk Trail and Live Theatre Coordinator of the Silver Skate Festival where hir projects have been nominated for multiple Sterling Awards. Hir scholarly work has been published in Theatre Research in Canada, Canadian Theatre Review, Comedy Studies, Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, Dramaturgy and History: Staging the Archive (Routledge), and on HowlRound. Hir artistic work is anthologized in This Is Beyond: A Time Capsule of Queer Experience (Playwrights Canada Press) and Poetry All Over The Floor (Tonight It’s Poetry Press). www.charliepeters.ca

Choreographer

Tia Kushniruk

Tia Ashley Kushniruk (亚女弟) is a Chinese-Ukrainian Queer dance artist based in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6/Métis Territory of Edmonton AB. She creates performative fantasies grounded in theories of interculturalism, new-materialism, digital futures and individual myths. She integrates these themes by weaving dance, performance art, physical theatre, and text with collaborative engagements based in devised methodologies.

Her work has been presented by Festival Internacional Nomada, the Beijing International Dance Festival, Dancing on the Edge, Fluid Festival, commonGround Arts Festival, Found Festival, and Mile Zero. She is the first recipient of the Catalyst Theatre Confluence Fellowship, a 2023 EATF recipient and has completed a mentorship with Toronto-based performance artist Bridget Moser.
@rush_test4ech0

Costume Designer

Heather Bouchier

Heather Bouchier (Seeseequasis) is proudly Plains Cree from Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation (Treaty 6 Territory) in Saskatchewan.
She attended the Academy of Fashion Design in Saskatoon and has been sewing since 2001.

In 2013, Heather showcased her first collection at Western Canada Fashion Week as an emerging designer. Since then, she has gone on to showcase all over North America, Japan and has dressed for red carpet events such as Toronto International Film Festival, the Juno Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards.

Her designs feature many up-cycled and sustainable materials blended with traditional techniques such as beadwork, horsehair and dentalium shell work. Mixing traditional and modern, Heather has been working with 3D printing dentalium shells and incorporating into her work. This has played a pivotal role in her time spent alongside other artists during the Indigenous Haute Couture Residencies Heather has participated in.
Currently, Heather runs her own business providing Jewelry, Alterations, Bridal wear, couture, Custom Sewing, Jewelry, costumes and cosplay. She is also the Creative Director of the Indigenous Empowerment Fashion Collective in Edmonton and the Co-Founder of Edmonton Indigenous Fashion Week.

Instagram: @heatherbouchierdesign
Facebook page: @heatherbouchierdesign

Sound Designer

Ty Dettling

Ty Jordan is a radio host with over 10 years of experience in Edmonton, AB. With a background in improv, he has performed numerous times at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. Ty also brings a strong skill set in audio production and sound design, and is always eager to help bring creative projects to life. You can currently hear him on PLAY 107 and syndicated here within Treaty 6 Territory and across Western Canada.

Social Media: @ImTyJordan

Special Thanks To:

Erika Holba :)
Ron Walker
Liz Hobbs
Script Salon
Barry Billinsky
Sean Bedard
Go 4 Broke Improv

Elon Muskrat

About

Meet the Team

Special Thanks To:

Erika Holba :)

Ron Walker​

Liz Hobbs

Script Salon

Barry Billinsky

Sean Bedard

Go 4 Broke Improv

Ron Walker