Writing (Edmonton, AB)

Tai Amy Grauman is Metis, Cree and Haudenosaunee from Ardrossan, Alberta. She is an actor, playwright and emerging director. Tai recently received the Metis Nation of Alberta’s award for “Outstanding Youth of 2020” for the work she is doing to unravel the stories of Metis women in Treaty 6. She also received the Jessie Richardson award for most promising newcomer in 2018 as well as Vancouver’s Mayor’s Emerging Theatre Artist of 2015, nominated by Margo Kane. Tai is an artistic associate at Savage Society, through which she has been developing her play “You used to call me Marie…”. Tai is working on commissions with Nightswimming “Wiwimaw”, Axis theatre “Where did all the buffalo go…” and the Arts Club “My Father is the greatest man in the world”. She is also writing a piece for Nightswimming’s 5×25 climate action series this upcoming January. Selected Acting Credits include: Honour Beat (The Grand theatre), Thanks For Giving (Arts Club) and Battle of the Birds (Savage Society). Recent directing credits include: Pull Fest (Speakeasy theatre) and the assistant direction of The Taming of the Shrew (Bard on the Beach). Upcoming: Tai will be creating and co directing a show for Drayton Valley’s Metis community’s youth. She will also be working with her language teachers this upcoming summer to translate her play “You used to call me Marie…” into Michif , Cree and French. Tai will also be playing Vanessa Brokenhorn in “The Herd” at Persphone theatre, Tarragon theatre and the National Arts Centre. 

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