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> The Public Theater Announces The Native Theater Festival<br>
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> AT THE PUBLIC THEATER DECEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 9<br>
> The Native Theater Festival is dedicated to supporting and
presenting extraordinary theater from today's Native artists. The
festival will include 4 free readings, a free staged presentation plus
one event at Joe's Pub. The Public Theater's Native Theater Festival is
made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation.
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> SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:<br>
> Each reading will be followed by a post-show discussion with the
playwright, director and special guests. Readings and staged
presentation will be in the Anspacher Theater.<br>
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> Wednesday, December 5 at 7PM<br>
> IN A WORLD CREATED BY A DRUNKEN GOD<br>
> Written by DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR (OJIBWAY)<br>
> Directed by KENNETCH CHARLETTE (CREE)<br>
> While Jason packs up his Toronto apartment, looking forward to
starting a new life by moving home to his family's reserve, he is
interrupted by an unannounced visitor who drags him into the past he
had long ignored. A finalist for the prestigious Canada Council for the
Arts Governor General's Literary Award.
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> Post-show Discussion Guests: Terry Gomez (writer/director/actor),
Jennifer Podemski (actor/writer/producer), and Randy Reinholz (Artistic
Director, Native Voices at the Autry/Interim Director, School of
Theatre, Television and Film at SDSU)
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> Wednesday, December 5 at 9:30PM<br>
> **SPECIAL JOE'S PUB EVENT**<br>
> JOY HARJO AND THE ARROW DYNAMICS BAND<br>
> Poetry-Rock-Jazz-Reggae Gone Native<br>
> Featuring Larry Mitchell, Keith Golden, Alex Alexander and Robert
Muller!
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> Tickets $12. To listen to Joy Harjo's music, visit <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://joyharjo.com">joyharjo.com</a> or <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://myspace.com/joyharjo">myspace.com/joyharjo</a>.
Please note that Joe's Pub has a $12 food or 2 drink minimum per
person. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://joespub.com">joespub.com</a>.<br>
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> Thursday, December 6 at 8PM<br>
> SALVAGE<br>
> Written by DIANE GLANCY (CHEROKEE)<br>
> Directed by SHEILA TOUSEY (MENOMINEE AND STOCKBRIDGE-MUNSEE)
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> This dark drama, about lives colliding in the aftermath of a car
accident, is also part of the Fall 2007 Festival of New Plays at Los
Angeles' Native Voices at the Autry, where it will premiere next year.<br>
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> Post-show Discussion Guests: Daniel David Moses (playwright/poet)
and Randy Reinholz (Artistic Director, Native Voices at the
Autry/Interim Director, School of Theatre, Television and Film at SDSU)<br>
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> Friday, December 7 at 8PM<br>
> A STRAY DOG<br>
> Written by WILLIAM S. YELLOW ROBE, JR. (ASSINIBOINE)<br>
> Directed by GARY FARMER (CAYUGA AS PART OF HAUDENOSAUNEE OR SIX
NATIONS CONFEDERACY)
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> Alec returns to his home on the reservation and has to fight the
ongoing struggle of Tribal recognition with his family, like a stray
dog returning to its pack. William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. is one of the
leading Native playwrights in the United States.
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> Post-show Discussion Guests: Hanay Geiogamah (Director of Project
HOOP at UCLA), Terry Gomez (writer/director/actor) and Yvette Nolan
(Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts)<br>
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> Saturday, December 8 at 6PM<br>
> WINGS OF NIGHT SKY, WINGS OF MORNING LIGHT<br>
> Written by JOY HARJO (MVSKOKE/CREEK)<br>
> Directed by LISA PETERSON<br>
> Join us for a sneak-peek at the first piece written for the
theater by internationally known poet, performer, writer and musician
Joy Harjo, who has performed on "Def Poetry Jam" on HBO, is recipient
of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the
Americas, and has recently received the First Nations Composers
Initiative composers grant.
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> Post-show Discussion Guests: Hanay Geiogamah (Director of Project
HOOP at UCLA), Alanis King (Artistic Director of Saskatchewan Native
Theater Company), and Daniel David Moses (playwright/poet)<br>
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> Sunday, December 9 at 8PM<br>
> STAGED PRESENTATION<br>
> TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN<br>
> Written and Performed by DARRELL DENNIS (SECWEPEMC)<br>
> Darrell Dennis tells the tale of Simon Douglas, an Indian born on
a reservation and named by the US government, who tries to find his way
in the big city.
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> Post-show Discussion Guests: Hanay Geiogamah (Director of Project
HOOP at UCLA) and Yvette Nolan (Artistic Director of Native Earth
Performing Arts)<br>
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> TWO EASY WAYS TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS:
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> 1. Call 212-967-7555 (Mon-Sun 10am-9pm)<br>
> 2. Visit The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street<br>
> Box Office Hours: Sun-Mon 1-6pm, Tues-Sat 1-7:30pm<br>
> Readings/Staged Presentation: Subject to availability. Limit 2
reservations per person per event. Reservations honored until 15
minutes prior to reading. Please note seating is general admission.
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> THE PUBLIC IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
(Click on a name for more info)<br>
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> Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts<br>
> American Indian Community House<br>
> Amerinda<br>
> The Hemispheric Institute<br>
> The National Museum of the American Indian<br>
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> PARTNER EVENTS:<br>
> THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN'S HOLIDAY
ART MARKET<br>
> Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9, 10AM-5PM<br>
> National Museum of the American Indian, Rotunda<br>
> One Bowling Green<br>
> Click here for more info!<br>
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> AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE'S 25TH ANNUAL INDIAN MARKET
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> December 1-9, 12PM-8PM<br>
> Judson Memorial Church<br>
> 243 Thompson Street (between West 3rd Street & Washington
Square South)<br>
> Click here for more info!<br>
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> To read more about the artists participating in the Native Theater
Festival, please visit <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.publictheater.org">www.publictheater.org</a><br>
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