May 15th, 1919, in response to the soaring cost of living 2/3rds of Winnipeg's working population went out on strike in the largest labour action in Canadian history. Coming only two years after the Russian revolution, labour action on this scale terrified the bankers and politicians who respond with treachery and violences at the RCMP came through and cracked heads murdering two strikers. Remembering the Winnipeg General is a Brechtian vaudeville where two clowns tell you the story with a mixture of high drama and low humour. The two tell the story with song, sketches and dated Miley Cyrus jokes while weaving together questions of police brutality, economic inequality and forced migration. Featuring original music and live polling of the audience and cabbage roles served hot, Remembering the Winnipeg General is revolutionary ride through Canada's greatest strike.
Keywords:Â Winnipeg, strike, revolution, politics, labour, unions, history, Canadian history, RCMP, vaudeville, music, live music, participation, dramedy,
Minimum number of roles:Â 2