Jennifer Bobiwash

Jennifer Bobiwash is an Anishinaabekwe actress and writer from Misswezhaging, who was born and raised on Robinson Huron territory.

Her work explores the multitude of aspects of Native American culture, and identity while also considering her own family and home. Much of her work centers on Native families and how they deal with questions of identity and generational trauma.

Her play Never Say Die was a 2024 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist. NSD was also workshopped at the 30th Annual Native Voices Festival of New Plays.

Jennifer Bobiwash is an Anishinaabekwe actress and writer from Misswezhaging, who was born and raised on Robinson Huron territory.

Her work explores the multitude of aspects of Native American culture, and identity while also considering her own family and home. Much of her work centers on Native families and how they deal with questions of identity and generational trauma.

Her play Never Say Die was a 2024 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist. NSD was also workshopped at the 30th Annual Native Voices Festival of New Plays.

Scripts

Trickster

by Jennifer Bobiwash

Cast Size
4
Genre
drama,
young audiences

A story about myth, power, and finding one’s voice, Trickster asks who gets to define a hero—and what happens when young minds push back.

A story about myth, power, and finding one’s voice, Trickster asks who gets to define a hero—and what happens when young minds push back.

Never Say Die

by Jennifer Bobiwash

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama

After a decade and a half of self-imposed detachment, the world’s standstill prompts one woman to revisit her past. Returning to the hometown she once walked away from, she is reunited with old friends and family members stirring a mix of emotions, memories, and tensions. Is blood thicker than water? Can we break past cycles or are we doomed to repeat them?

After a decade and a half of self-imposed detachment, the world’s standstill prompts one woman to revisit her past. Returning to the hometown she once walked away from, she is reunited with old friends and family members stirring a mix of emotions, memories, and tensions. Is blood thicker than water? Can we break past cycles or are we doomed to repeat them?

Leave the Gun...Take the Pie

by Jennifer Bobiwash

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy

What do you do for family? What do you do for yourself? And when it comes to keeping the community and the culture alive...do you leave the gun or take the "miina-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan"?

What do you do for family? What do you do for yourself? And when it comes to keeping the community and the culture alive...do you leave the gun or take the "miina-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan"?