Renowned First Nations Actress brings laughter to city’s arts festival
On the final day of the Prince Albert Grand Council Arts Festival today, April 21, a First Nations actress from Calgary gave a heartfelt, humorous and loving performance to her audience.
Michelle Thrush, who has appeared in shows like Blackstone, The Saver and Pathfinder, performed an act she wrote four years ago in front of the festival’s crowd.
Thrush said there is a lot to take away from her show.
“I know what I wrote in it,” Thrush said. “And that is to spend time, how important our elders are, how important it is to reconnect with family, to know that laughter is a big part of who we are, it’s kept us going for many generations, so being able to laugh, for our youth to really respect who they are and what they do and their words.”