Métis Mutt touring production up for prestigious award

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 6:28pm
Sheldon Elter's Métis Mutt has been performed to critical acclaim. (Photo: Native Earth Performing Arts)

Sheldon Elter's Métis Mutt has been nominated for the 2016-2017 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Touring Production.

Elter, originally from Northern Alberta, is currently based in Edmonton.

Comedic, heartbreaking and unpredictable, Métis Mutt is a semi-autobiographical performance piece that recounts the journey of a young Métis man finding his way out of a destructive cycle.

Elter, an award-winning Métis actor, writer, stand-up comic, musician and director, has been recognized for his work as a playwright and performer with two Sterling Awards for Métis Mutt and several other nominations for outstanding performance. His career as a stand-up comic has taken him across Western Canada.

Elter was also a Top 14 Finalist on Canadian Idol. He is a core-member of the ukulele rock band sensation, The Be Arthurs.

Métis Mutt is also up for NOW Magazine's Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award

Métis Mutt was part of Native Earth Performing Arts, Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous theatre company, season.