Coyote City is the first in Daniel David Moses’ series of four City Plays. It follows the journey of one First Nations family as they travel between a world of spiritual traditions and the greedy urban landscape of the big city. When Lena receives a phone call from her dead boyfriend, Johnny, she leaves her reserve and heads to the city in hot pursuit of her lost lover. Closely following behind her are her younger sister, Boo, her mother, and a minister with a drink problem. Out of their comfort zone in the city, the group is forced to confront their demons, whether that be alcohol, spiritual belief, or the true state of their family relationships. The play opens with a ghost, but it also ends with a new one. Coyote City is funny, moving, mysterious, and tragic, all at the same time.
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