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"I always had an interest in the theater. It wasn’t that the theater was an art form that I really dug, it was just something that I instinctively felt was the proper thing for me, and what I was wanting to write about my experiences and Indian Life. "I write everything for an Indian audience. I feel that if an Indian audience regardless of what tribe, or where it’s at, or what region, if they respond to something, and they understand it and appreciate it, then I feel that what I’ve done is at least a long way down the road to succeeding." -- Hanay Geiogamah, interview from Native Arts Update.
The five plays in this collection by Bruce King offer a ride into an American Indian twilight zone that the author has been exploring for much of his career. The abnormal, often surreal settings of these plays provide a backdrop for his observations on the eternal struggle between good and evil and the challenge of living the proper Indian way.
The first anthology of its kind, Stories of Our Way spans more than thirty years of American Indian theater. This distinguished group of twelve plays draws on a rich range of tribal experiences, providing a testament to an evolving American Indian theatrical aesthetic. The plays probe the often-painful past, celebrate humor and spirituality, and express the enduring values of family, community, and tribe.
This comprehensive collection presents the views of leading playwrights, directors, scholars, and educators in contemporary Native theater. Locating Native theater within the rich contexts of Native communities, tribal performance traditions, and artistic innovations, the articles and interviews provide historical context and offer perspectives on directing, dramaturgy, and new play development in Native theater.
Keepers of the Morning Star showcases the exciting range of Native women’s theater today from the dynamic fusion of storytelling, ceremony, music, and dance to the bold experimentation of poetic stream-of-consciousness and Native agit-prop. While negotiating complex issues, this collection celebrates the enduring power of Native women’s traditions to heal and transform. TO CONTACT US: For more information regarding our publications, please visit us online at: |
New Native American Drama. Three Plays by Hanay Geiogamah. Introduction by Jeffrey Huntsman.
Evening at the Warbonnet and Other Plays. By Bruce King, 2006.
Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays. Edited by Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby, 1999.
American Indian Theater in Performance: A Reader. Edited by Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby, 2000.
Keepers of the Morning Star: An Anthology of Native Women’s Theater. Edited by Jaye T. Darby and Stephanie Fitzgerald, 2003.
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