| Summary: | "An interactive play - with over fifty possible variations! - that thrusts you into the middle of an Indigenous Land dispute and asks you to pick the right path. You take your seat in the theatre. You are given a remote control. Inheritance begins. Abbey and Noah, an urban non-Indigenous couple, are on a getaway to visit her father at his vast rural estate. But when they arrive, they find him missing and a local Indigenous man staying there instead. They ask him to leave ... and you choose what happens next. Set in Secwepemcúl̓ecw, the Traditional Territory of the Secwépemc Nation, Inheritance is a unique "pick your own path" theatrical experience that makes the reader or audience a co-creator of the story. When it's revealed that the colonial rights to the entire property owned by Abbey's dad are actually up for grabs, you must continue to decide how the story unfolds, ultimately determining how the land will be stewarded, and by whom. With humour, suspense, and a race against time, Inheritance thrusts you into the middle of an Indigenous Land dispute and asks you to work it out. The book also includes a foreword by activist David Suzuki and President of the Haida Nation Miles Richardson, an interview by Annie Smith with the play's co-creators, a historical background on the Secwépemc Nation's history, language, and Traditional Territory, and a study guide by Danielle Kraichy designed for high-school students. "Inheritance is what theatre should be. It breaks boundaries, embraces new technology ... It should be required viewing. See it, ask questions, and enjoy the beauty of these incredible artists along the way."--Vancouver Presents Cast of one Indigenous man, one non-Indigenous man, one non-Indigenous woman, and one person of unspecified race and gender."--
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