The Vancouver show ran from January 16 to February 6, 2010 and was well received for its cast, musical score and background projections.
[3][4] Beyond Eden is a fictional story inspired by the real life of Wilson Duff (1925–1976), a curator of anthropology at the British Columbia Provincial Museum, and his attempts to preserve Haida totem poles on the coast of British Columbia.
He tells Lewis a story about the Raven and the Eagle, who are on the beach when the white man approaches the coast for the first time.
Sal has convinced Lewis to take her and Jack along on this expedition as he has been dedicated to his work, sometimes staying out all night long.
We also learn that he has a crush on a girl at a local store but is unsure how to introduce himself to her ("Howa Baby").
Sal and Lewis have a touching moment on the deck (Ribbons of Light) when they hear that a storm has been reported.
They are wet and tired from their adventure on the water the previous evening, but credit Joe and Victor for saving their lives and getting them beyond the reefs.
Victor acknowledges that the crew saved his and Joe's lives by refusing to let them get off the ship on the life raft.
Lewis becomes increasingly obsessed with the two masks and The Watchman visits him once again, continuing the Raven and Eagle story that he began telling in Act I.
Bruce Ruddell had been considering the story of the Haida Gwaii totem poles for around 30 years, beginning as an oratorio, then a 90-minute composition, before it ended up in its current incarnation as a musical.