The Unnatural and Accidental Women
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Canada| The Unnatural and Accidental Women | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Marie Clements |
| Date premiered | November 2, 2000 |
| Place premiered | Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Missing and murdered Indigenous women, Gilbert Paul Jordan |
| Setting | Downtown Eastside of Vancouver |
The Unnatural and Accidental Women is a play by Metis playwright Marie Clements about the disappearance of multiple Indigenous women[1] from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver whose deaths of extremely high blood-alcohol levels were all caused by one man, Gilbert Paul Jordan.
In an attempt to reclaim the lives and importance of the victims, which was largely ignored by press coverage of the Jordan case, Clements' play is a surrealist exploration that jumps around in time to show the women in the final days before their deaths. Through the figure of the daughter of one of the victims, who is searching for answers to her mother's disappearance, the women are brought back to life and talk about their hopes, desires, and challenges as residents of "Skid Row" in Vancouver.[2]
- Rebecca — ages 4 and 30, Mixed blood/Native, a writer
- Rose — age 52, English immigrant
- Aunt Shadie — age 52, Native, later revealed to be Rebecca's mother
- Mavis — age 42, Native
- The Woman — age 27, Native
- Valerie — age 33, Native
- Verna — age 38, Native
- Violet — ages 27 and 5, Mixed blood/Afro-Canadian
- The Barbershop Women: a singing, dancing trio
- Marilyn — age 25, Native
- Penny — age 30, Native
- Patsy — age 40, Native
- The Barber — ages 30s and 60s, white
- Ron — age 35, a cop