[nativestudies-l] NYC: The Native Theater Festival at The Public 12/5-9

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

 > The Public Theater Announces The Native Theater Festival
 >
 >
 > AT THE PUBLIC THEATER DECEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 9
 > 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.
 >
 > SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
 > 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.
 >
 > Wednesday, December 5 at 7PM
 > IN A WORLD CREATED BY A DRUNKEN GOD
 > Written by DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR (OJIBWAY)
 > Directed by KENNETCH CHARLETTE (CREE)
 > 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.
 >
 > 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)
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > Wednesday, December 5 at 9:30PM
 > **SPECIAL JOE'S PUB EVENT**
 > JOY HARJO AND THE ARROW DYNAMICS BAND
 > Poetry-Rock-Jazz-Reggae Gone Native
 > Featuring Larry Mitchell, Keith Golden, Alex Alexander and Robert 
Muller!
 > Tickets $12. To listen to Joy Harjo's music, visit joyharjo.com 
<http://joyharjo.com> or myspace.com/joyharjo 
<http://myspace.com/joyharjo>. Please note that Joe's Pub has a $12 food 
or 2 drink minimum per person. For more information and to purchase 
tickets, visit joespub.com <http://joespub.com>.
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > Thursday, December 6 at 8PM
 > SALVAGE
 > Written by DIANE GLANCY (CHEROKEE)
 > Directed by SHEILA TOUSEY (MENOMINEE AND STOCKBRIDGE-MUNSEE)
 > 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.
 >
 > 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)
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > Friday, December 7 at 8PM
 > A STRAY DOG
 > Written by WILLIAM S. YELLOW ROBE, JR. (ASSINIBOINE)
 > Directed by GARY FARMER (CAYUGA AS PART OF HAUDENOSAUNEE OR SIX 
NATIONS CONFEDERACY)
 > 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.
 >
 > 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)
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > Saturday, December 8 at 6PM
 > WINGS OF NIGHT SKY, WINGS OF MORNING LIGHT
 > Written by JOY HARJO (MVSKOKE/CREEK)
 > Directed by LISA PETERSON
 > 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.
 >
 > 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)
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > Sunday, December 9 at 8PM
 > STAGED PRESENTATION
 > TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN
 > Written and Performed by DARRELL DENNIS (SECWEPEMC)
 > 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.
 >
 > Post-show Discussion Guests: Hanay Geiogamah (Director of Project 
HOOP at UCLA) and Yvette Nolan (Artistic Director of Native Earth 
Performing Arts)
 >
 > * * *
 >
 > TWO EASY WAYS TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS:
 > 1. Call 212-967-7555 (Mon-Sun 10am-9pm)
 > 2. Visit The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street
 > Box Office Hours: Sun-Mon 1-6pm, Tues-Sat 1-7:30pm
 > 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.
 > * * *
 >
 > THE PUBLIC IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: 
(Click on a name for more info)
 >
 > Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
 > American Indian Community House
 > Amerinda
 > The Hemispheric Institute
 > The National Museum of the American Indian
 >
 > PARTNER EVENTS:
 > THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN'S HOLIDAY ART 
MARKET
 > Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9, 10AM-5PM
 > National Museum of the American Indian, Rotunda
 > One Bowling Green
 > Click here for more info!
 >
 > AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE'S 25TH ANNUAL INDIAN MARKET
 > December 1-9, 12PM-8PM
 > Judson Memorial Church
 > 243 Thompson Street (between West 3rd Street & Washington Square South)
 > Click here for more info!
 >
 > To read more about the artists participating in the Native Theater 
Festival, please visit www.publictheater.org <http://www.publictheater.org>
 >
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