Rattle:
A Sixties Scoop Play
June 3-7, 2026
7:30 PM nightly (June 3-6)
2:00 PM matinee (June 6-7)
Asper Centre for Theatre and Film
400 Colony St., Winnipeg MB
Dan and Bobbie have lived on the same North End street for years and consider themselves family. They also share a similar history – both were taken from their Indigenous mothers as small children and adopted out into non-Indigenous families. They lost their family, their culture, their identity.
Dan, now working for a Métis organization, has faced his past and is fighting for the future of fellow Sixties Scoop survivors. Bobbie is not so sure she really wants to know why her mother gave her up as a newborn infant. Both their lives, and their families’, will be changed in unexpected ways as they struggle to understand who they are and where they belong.
Based on the true stories of Sixties Scoop survivors Robert Doucette and Roberta MacKinnon, Rattle received an award for Best Full-Length Play in the Theatre BC Canadian National Playwriting Competition for 2022. It is the fourth in a series of plays by Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold that explores Indigenous culture and history in Canada.Funding support for Rattle.
Sharing Circle for Survivors
& Those Affected
Sharing circles for Sixties Scoop survivors and those affected are also being held at the Asper Center for Theatre and Film, before the play, at these dates and times:
June 3-5 (2 – 4 pm)
June 6-7 (10 am – 12 noon)
Funding support for Rattle
Funding from the program is through a generous gift from The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project was funded by the Manitoba Arts Council. Further funding and assistance from the following at Brandon University: Rowe Foundation, Professional Development Assistance Fund, Faculty of Arts PDA Pool, Faculty of Arts, and the Faculty of Arts Dean’s Office. Additional support from the WS and Clara Lakevold Estate.
We are grateful to the Riverton & District Friendship Centre for their sponsorship and support. In agreement with Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
Presented by Root Sky Theatre
A co-production with Theatre Incarnate
The Cast
The Artistic Team
Special thanks to our Cultural Consultants:
Robert Doucette, Roberta MacKinnon, Laticia Racine,
Deborah Tacan, Frank Tacan, Tanis Grimolfson.
*member of Canadian Actors Equity Association
About Root Sky Theatre Company
Root Sky Theatre Company was formed in 1997 by Darrell Racine and Dale Lakevold to produce theatre and other arts projects with a cultural and political focus. Root Sky is devoted to raising the profile of Indigenous theatre and offering Indigenous artists the chance to work on Indigenous-led productions in a culturally safe way. The company also seeks to challenge and inspire audiences.
Read more about Root Sky Theatre Company
About Theatre Incarnate
Theatre Incarnate believes in the power of live performance to transform space, ignite imagination, and make the ephemeral unforgettable. Founded in Winnipeg in 1996, the company creates compelling, visually driven work, with 28 productions and co-productions to date. Guided by artists Eric Bossé, Brenda McLean, and Christopher Sobczak, Theatre Incarnate develops image-rich, physically playful, and highly theatrical work through workshops, rehearsals, and performance.
Brenda McLean of Theatre Incarnate says, “We’re excited to be partnering with Root Sky Theatre! Building respectful, ongoing relationships with Indigenous theatres and communities is important to us, and we’re privileged to support projects such as Rattle.”