Tara Beagan

Tara is a proud Ntlaka’pamux and Irish “Canadian” halfbreed. She is co-founder/director of ARTICLE 11 with her most cherished collaborator, Andy Moro. Beagan served as AD of Native Earth Performing Arts from Feb 2011 to Dec 2013. A Dora nominated playwright (one win), Beagan has been in residence at Cahoots Theatre, NEPA, the National Arts Centre, and Berton House. Four of her twenty-five plays are published. As an actor, Beagan has received Dora and Betty award nominations, and has appeared on CBC radio and TV, a favourite being Thomas King's "Dead Dog in the City." Her first film script, "133 Skyway", co-written with Randy Redroad, won the imagineNATIVE award for best Canadian drama. www.tarabeagan.com