You take your seat in the theatre. You are given a remote control. The play begins.

An urban couple are on a getaway to visit her father at his vast rural estate. But when they arrive, they find him missing and a local Indigenous man staying there instead. They ask him to leave … and with an anonymous click of your remote, you choose what happens next.

When it's revealed that the colonial rights to this entire property are actually up for grabs, you must continue to decide how the story unfolds, ultimately determining how the land will be stewarded, and by whom.

With humour, suspense, and a race against time, Inheritance is an interactive stage play – with over fifty possible variations – that thrusts you into the middle of a land dispute and asks you to work it out.

Replete with additional material, this unique book includes insightful forewords by President of the Haida Nation Miles Richardson and environmentalist David Suzuki, a brief history of the Secwépemc People, a detailed study guide for students and teachers, and an interview with the co-creators. (From Talonbooks)

Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience is a finalist for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for drama. The winner will be announced on Nov. 16, 2022.

Daniel Arnold is an actor, writer and producer for both stage and screen who has won multiple awards, including as a protégé recipient of the The Siminovitch Prize alongside his frequent collaborator, Medina Hahn. His stage plays include Tuesdays & Sundays and Any Night. He also wrote the short film The Janitors and co-wrote the feature film Lawrence & Holloman. He lives in Vancouver.

Medina Hahn is an actor, singer, writer and producer who has won multiple awards including as a protégé recipient of the The Siminovitch Prize alongside her collaborator Daniel Arnold. His stage plays include Tuesdays & Sundays and Any Night. She lives in Vancouver.

Darrell Dennis is a First Nations playwright and television writer from the Shuswap Nation in the interior of British Columbia. His script Moccasin Flats was an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to co-writing Inheritance, he has also written the play, The Trickster of Third Avenue East, and the one-person show, Tales of an Urban Indian, for which he was nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore Awards.