ArticlesNatalie Meisner

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  Play examines themes of friendship, power through unplanned pregnancy in a work camp

  Boom Baby, a play by Calgary-based playwright Natalie Meisner, tells a story of friendship and power, set in the oil fields of Alberta.

  By Rowan McCandless     Issue 87, Fall/Winter 2025/26

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  Drama

  Play casts Everett Klippert as a resilient and unashamed Queer Elder

  Everett Klippert was a beloved Calgary bus driver who, when confronted by police about his sexuality, refused to lie, and as a result became the last Canadian man imprisoned for being gay. In the play Legislating Love: The Everett Klippert Story, Klippert’s real-life story is interwoven with that of fictional present-day Maxine, who discovers him while researching social policy and navigating her own new relationship with Tonya, a Métis comedian. The result is a poignant examination of queer love through different generations.

  By Paula E. Kirman     Issue 75, Fall/Winter 2019/20