Corey Payette (born January 5, 1987) is a Canadian theatre and film writer, songwriter, and director based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
[1] A member of the Mattagami First Nation, Payette is of mixed Oji-Cree, Franco-Ontarian and Irish descent.
[4] It premiered at Vancouver's York Theatre in May 2017, followed by a two-week run at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
[8] It presented a feminist and indigenous spin on Canadian colonial history, telling the story of a French fille du roy who comes to New France in the 17th century, but finds her purpose in her connection with new Mohawk friends rather than in the traditional role of the filles du roy.
[11] In 2023 he premiered Starwalker, a musical about an indigenous two-spirit character, a drag queen living in Vancouver.