Paper Wheat is a play

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

 by the 25th Street House Theatre about the hard lives of early Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 settlers and the foundation of the wheat pools and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

 in the Canadian Prairies

Canadian Prairies

The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...

. The most successful stage show in Saskatchewan history, Paper Wheat opened in Sintaluta, Saskatchewan

Sintaluta, Saskatchewan

Sintaluta is a small town in Indian Head, SK Rural Municipality No. 156. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 98 people Sintaluta is a small town in Indian Head, SK Rural Municipality No. 156. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 98 people Sintaluta is a small town...

 on May 18, 1977 and subsequently played to full houses across the province and nation.

Paper Wheat was an example of documentary theatre

Documentary theatre

Documentary theatre is theatre that wholly or in part uses pre-existing documentary material as source material for the script, ideally without altering its wording.-History:...

, with company members traveling to local communities to collect stories about Saskatchewan history.

Film

A Prairie tour of the play was filmed by National Film Board of Canada

National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...

 filmmaker Albert Kish, as one of the last films in its Challenge for Change

Challenge for Change

Challenge for Change was a participatory film and video project created by the National Film Board of Canada in 1967, the Canadian Centennial...

series.