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 part romantic comedy, part farce, and part cultural history

Stephanie Sy, Lana Carillo; Photo by Terry Manzo
Prairie Nurse

Prairie Nurse

By Marie Beath Badian

Prairie Nurse is a comedy about two Filipino nurses who come to work at a small-town Saskatchewan hospital in the late 1960s. Cultural clashes, personality differences, homesickness, and the amorous but dim-witted goalie from the local hockey team complicate the women’s lives. Based on the true story of her mother’s immigration to Canada, Badian’s play is part romantic comedy, part farce, and part cultural history.

Production History

Prairie Nurse premiered at the Blyth Festival on August 9th, 2013. Directed by Sue Miner.

It was later produced at Factory Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, (April 2018), Stations Arts Centre, Rosthern, Saskatchewan (July 2018), Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque, Ontario (August 2018), Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba (October 2018), Lighthouse Festival Theatre (July 2019), Showboat Festival Theatre (August 2019), and Capitol Theatre, Port Hope (2023).

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