I Count Myself Among Them

I Count Myself Among Them tells the transformative journey of a Dogrib man who leaves behind a life of crime to follow the Red Road. This arresting radio play adapted by Reneltta Arluk and sound designed by Travis Mercredi, features a cast of 11 Indigenous performers from the Northwest Territories and across Canada. Based on the transformative short story by acclaimed Tłı̨chǫ Dene writer Richard Van Camp.

Story meant for stereo. PUSH PLAY. Delve in if you dare!

Akpik Theatre and Outland Sound Design present an adaptation of Richard Van Camp's "I Count Myself Among Them". Starring Jeff Legacy, Chris Cound, Russell Bull, Leela Gilday, Lucy Ann Yakeleya, William Greenland, K'a Nakehk'o, Lucia Nakehk'o and Maslyn Scott. Produced by Travis Mercredi and Reneltta Arkluk, Directed and Adapted by Reneltta Arluk, Sound Design and Music Production by Travis Mercredi, Music composed by Brendan Callas.

Live and in Studio Productions
 

Northern United Place October 2012 - Yellowknife, NT

  • Co-produced by: Akpik Theatre & Outland Sound Design

  • Adapted and Directed by: Reneltta Arluk

  • Featuring: Jeff Legacy, Chris Cound, Russell Bull, Leela Gilday

  • Supported Cast: Lucy Ann Yakeleya, William Greenland, Lucia Nakehk'o, Maslyn Scott, K'a Nakehk'o

  • Sound Design by: Travis Mercredi

  • Musical Score: Brendan Callas

  • Original Short Story Written By: Richard Van Camp

National Arts Centre's 2013 Northern Scene - Ottawa, ON

  • Co-produced by: Akpik Theatre & Outland Sound Design

  • Adapted and Directed by: Reneltta Arluk

  • Featuring: Craig Lauzon, Chris Cound, Russell Bull, Leela Gilday

  • Sound Design by: Travis Mercredi

  • Live Music: Carmen Braden

International Indigenous imagiNATIVE film + media Festival 2012 - Toronto, ON

A studio version of I Count Myself Among Them premiered at the 2012 International Indigenous imagiNATIVE film + media Festival

Land Acknowledgement

The lands we reside on carry the stories, songs, patterns, and dance of Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial. These ancestral connections exist through language and place. Akpik Theatre acknowledges, as a nomadic company, that we always create on many First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples traditional territories, including our own. We are grateful to be inspired by these inherent lands. I Count Myself Among Them travels our imagination from Treaty 8 Territory in Fort Smith, NWT to the unceded lands of BC. We offer that you, as a witness, also reflect on the Indigenous lands you reside on and offer your gratitude and active support to the Indigenous Peoples who stewarded this land and water long before today. Mahsi cho / Quyanainni. #LandBack

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