
Darla Contois
Contois graduated from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre's professional training program in 2014 and attended David Smukler's National Voice Intensive. Her solo show White Man’s Indian premiered at Summerworks 2017 in Toronto where she was awarded the Emerging Artist Award. Her most recent work, The War Being Waged, was produced by Winnipeg's Prairie Theatre Exchange as part of their 2021–2022 season.
The War Being Waged was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2023 Governor General's Awards. In 2024, she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for the television series Little Bird.
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