''Rose'' is a play by

Tomson Highway Tomson Highway (born 6 December 1951) is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist, and children's author. He is best known for his plays ''The Rez Sisters'' and ''Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing'', both of which won the Dora Mavor Moore ...

, which premiered on January 31, 1999, at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

.Highway, Tomson. Rose. Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2003. 5 Set on the fictional Wasaychigan Hill reserve on

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, ''Rose'' is the third play in Highway's 'Rez Cycle,' following '' The Rez Sisters'' and '' Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing''. While ''The Rez Sisters'' portrays seven women who travel to "the biggest bingo in the world," and ''Dry Lips'' portrays seven men with conflicting business and religious interests, ''Rose'' features male and female characters from the first two plays, along with several additional characters, all of whom are preparing for the opening of "the biggest casino in the world."

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