I know you'll stand in solidarity with me, but how close are you willing to stand?
Part lecture, part meditation, and part threat. The Only Good Indian takes a radical look at where our similarities begin and where they end. Each night a different performer straps themselves into a suicide vest – and struggles to rationalize to the audience such an “irrational” decision. Each incarnation of The Only Good Indian recruits a local artist to step into the radical headspace of a suicide bomber.
Upcoming Production in Winnipeg with Theatre Projects Manitoba.
Runs September 18-27, 2025.
"Radical and thought-provoking."
Jordan Bimm | NOW Magazine
Creative Team
Written & Performed by Jivesh Parasram, Tom Arthur Davis, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, Adele Norohna, Justine Shore, Eric Plamondon, Hazel Venzon, and Debbie Patterson
Created by Jivesh Parasram with Tom Arthur Davis
Stage Managed by Sabah Haque, Jodi Kristjanson
Produced by Jivesh Parasram & Tom Arthur Davis
Production History
September 2025 • Theatre Projects Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB
May 2018 • rEvolver Festival • Vancouver, BC
May 2018 • Uno Fest • Victoria, BC
August 2017 • SummerWorks Performance Festival • Toronto, ON
February 2017 • Rhubarb Festival • Toronto, ON
"Ambitious, risky theatre."
Andrea Warner | The Georgia Straight
Buy the Book
The Only Good Indian is now a book published by Scirocco Drama.
Order your copy today!
Supporters
This project has been made possible through the generous support of Cahoots Theatre Company, the BC Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
