Aazhoodena:The Place of the Heart, a co-creation of Daniel David Moses and David McLaren, inspired by the Dudley George incident, workshop/ reading, dir. Yvette Nolan, Native Earth Performing Arts Inc., Palmerston Library Theatre, 2008.
The Indian Medicine Shows, dir. Ric Knowles, Theatre Studies Program, George Luscombe Theatre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, 2007.
Art of Living, the Prague-Toronto-Manitoulin Theatre Project 4 production included four songs created by Daniel David Moses, Poet In Residence. The production toured to the Czech Republic for its Canadian tour of Prague (May 2006) and returned to Canada for the Czech Tour of Canada (June 2006) Leigha Lee Browne Theatre, Un of Toronto Scarborough; Robert Gill Theatre, Un of Toronto Campus; Manitoulin Island, Debajehmujig Theatre Group and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Used by permission of the composer Jan Jirán
| The Orchard Song | A Visit in Midsummer | The Greens Song | The Crystal Beach Boy |
Music by Jan Jirán Lyrics by Daniel David Moses
Songs of Love and Medicine, dir. Colin Taylor, DramFest 05, Rotunda Theatre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 2005. Two one-act plays, The Ballad of Burnt Ella (a dark farce) and Songs of the Tall Grass (a bright tragedy) set to country and western music, portray a First Nations perspective on the war of the sexes.
Songs of Love & Medicine - The Ballad of Burnt Ella (Act I) 2005 Photo permission granted by Queen's University Drama Department
Songs of Love & Medicine - A Song of the Tall Grass (Act II) 2005 Photo permission granted by Queen's University Drama DepartmentPhoto by Tim Fort
Myty, Ktere Nas Spojuji/ Myths That Unite Us includes two songs written by Daniel David Moses, dir. Jan Schmid, Studio Ypsilon, Prague; Naivni Theatre, Liberec, Czech Republic; Leigha Lee Browne Theatre, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto; Pontiac Public School and Manitoulin Secondary School in Manitoulin Island, Ontario; and Moyse Hall, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 2004Used by permission of the composer Jan Jirán
Brebeuf’s Ghost, dir. Craig Walker, Theatre Kingston, Duncan MacArthur Auditorium, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 2003
de Winter’s Tale, workshop/reading, Native Earth Performing Arts 2001
The Music Teacher, a chorale, dir. Colin Taylor, Theatre WUM/Up From the Roots, 2000
The Dreaming Beauty, play based on the short story, dir. Barbara Poggemiller, De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group, 2000
“Overwhelming…..awesome….it is infectious…it would be a shame if the entire country were not given an opportunity to witness the magic of The Dreaming Beauty.” Neil Zacharjewicz, Manitoulin Recorder, July 2000
Brebeuf’s Ghost, a Tale of Horror in Three Acts, dir. Carol Greyeyes, The Centre for Indigenous Theatre, The Young People’s Theatre Studio 1999
The Witch of Niagara, a Confabulation in One Act, dir. Carol Greyeyes, The Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Robert Gill Theatre, 1998
Coyote City, Theatre University of New Brunswick, 1998
Red River, co-written with and directed by Jim Millan, Crows Theatre/Native Earth Performing Arts Inc., Factory Theatre 1998
The Dreaming Beauty, dir. Carol Greyeyes, The Centre for Indigenous Theatre Native Theatre School, Factory Theatre, 1997
Brebeuf’s Ghost, a Tale of Horror in Three Acts, dir. Colin Taylor, Essex Hall Theatre, University of Windsor, 1996
The Indian Medicine Shows, dir. Colin Taylor, Theatre Passe Muraille, 1996
City of Shadows, workshop/reading dir. Randy Reinholz, Native Earth Performing Arts Inc., Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 1995
City of Shadows, workshop dir. Colin Taylor, University of Windsor, 1995
Angel of the Medicine Show, reading, dir. Colin Taylor, Atelier, National Arts Centre, 1995
Coyote City, dir. Jim Shaefer, The Drama Workshop, University of Western Ontario, 1995
The Moon and Dead Indians, workshop production, dir. Colin Taylor, Cahoots Theatre Projects, Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 1993
The Moon and Dead Indians, workshop/reading, dir. Colin Taylor, Cahoots Theatre Projects, 1993
The Dreaming Beauty, dir. Ken LeFebvre, Dufferin Players Theatre, 1993
Kyotopolis, workshop production dir. Colin Taylor, University of Toronto Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, 1993
All My Relations, CBC Radio Drama, 1992
Feast of the Dead, CBC Stereo, 1992
Almighty Voice and His Wife, dir. Marrie Mumford, Native Earth Performing
Arts Inc., 1992
Feast of the Dead, prod. Clarke Rogers, CBC Radio, 1991
Almighty Voice and His Wife, dir. Lib Spry, Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1991
The Ottawa Citizen, theatre writer Michael Groberman interviewed Daniel: ‘In the case of this new play, Moses says he is “investigating the nature of romantic story-telling. One way racism has worked is that native people have been romanticized into absurdity, and on the other hand denigrated. This play examines both these things.” ’ (Sept. 18, 1991)
Review in THEATRUM (February/March 1992) by Eleanor Crowder ‘It’s hard to imagine a follow-up to the tragic reverberations of the death scene (in the first act). So Moses does the unimaginable and drops us into a nightmare black and white replay of the Whites and Indians story…..it tells a white audience that there are levels of anger and pain here not readily accessible to their understanding……This production left me with moments to resonate for some time to come.’
Belle Fille de L’Aurore, dir. Ian Nelson, La Troupe de Jour, Montreal Fringe Festival, World Festival of Amateur Theatre, Halden, Norway, 1991
Big Buck City, dir. Colin Taylor, Cahoots Theatre Projects, Tarragon Extra Space, 1991
Coyote City, dir. Ann Anglin, Native Earth Performing Arts Inc., Native Canadian Centre of Toronto 1988