Children of God

CAPITOL SEASON SHOW

Full Season package of all 12 shows = 20% discount
Half Season package of 6 shows = 10% discount

Regular: $45
Half Season (6+ shows): $40.50
Full Season (All 12): $36

“”Children of God” is must-see theatre for Canadians right now.” – The Globe & Mail

This production is a gorgeous, powerful musical about an Oji-Cree family whose children were taken away to a residential school in Northern Ontario. The story of Rita, a mother who was never let past the school’s gate, and her kids, Tom and Julia, who never knew she came, pushes toward redemption. 

Children of God offers a thrilling blend of ancient traditions and contemporary realities, celebrating resilience and the power of the Indigenous cultural spirit. Inspired by First Nations music, Payette’s profoundly moving score also includes echoes of provocative Broadway masterpieces such as Fun Home and Next to Normal.

To state the obvious, this is not your typical lighthearted musical. The Globe & Mail theatre reviewer Marsha Lederman aptly states, “Children of God demonstrates the tremendous power of live theatre, with the most punch-to-the-emotional-gut ending I have ever experienced in my many years as a theatregoer. It is a work of art that does not descend into pedagogy but, unless you are a stone, should send you from the theatre with an enlightened heaviness – the ugly truth of the work turning around and around in your mind and heart.”

** This performance is for ages 14+.
** Potentially triggering scenes involving residential schools and sexual abuse.

Trailer here

“The truth of Truth and Reconciliation is more than facts. There is an emotional truth as well that is not always accessible to those of us who are removed from the events. Children of God is an important work that opens the door to this understanding.” – The Globe & Mail

Performance venue:

The Capitol Theatre

421 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5R2
Phone: (250) 352-6363