Fall Production Carbon Black by Terry Gomez (Comanche)
November 7–22. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 8:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 p.m.
Gripping, suspenseful, and enigmatic, this psychological drama vividly portrays a mother/son relationship held hostage by agoraphobia and media-inspired fear.
Music
News Flash!
Two Original Plays Mark The 10th Anniversary of Native Voices at the Autry by Broadway World
Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theater company - acclaimed by critics as "a hot bed for contemporary Native theater," "deeply compelling" and "a powerful and eloquent voice" - celebrates its 10th Anniversary by building on its storied and prolific history as the country's only Equity theater company dedicated exclusively to producing new works by Native American Playwrights and performed by Native actors.
Native Voices' production of Salvage Headed to London at Native American Times.com.
Native Voices at the Autry is taking its 2008 production of Diane Glancy’s Salvage to participate in Origins, the UK’s inaugural festival of First Nations Creative Art. Native Voices is the only U.S. theater company selected to participate along with three others from around the world.
Variety review of Salvage by Julio Martinez
In a tour de force portrayal, Greygrass-Owens' Wolfert appears imbued with the sorrow of a lifetime of loss, including his wife and four other children. He projects a deep-seated inner strength that relegates his son and daughter-in-law to the level of callow seekers of truth
"Our Voices... Our Stories" Mini-Documentary by Visible Film
VISIBLE FILM PRODUCTIONS is an all Native producing team with a mission to create original works that offer an honest and accurate portrayal of our collective communities today. "Our Voices... Our Stories" will be the first full length Documentary Film they will produce, bringing the mentoring process of Young Native Voices: Theater Education Project to a national audience.
Movies
The Reviews are In for Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light by Joy Harjo
Native Voices at the Autry proudly presents the world premiere of Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light by musician, poet, songwriter, and playwright Joy Harjo (Mvskoke). The play is a deeply compelling journey of struggle, displacement, self-discovery, and healing. Invoking spoken word, storytelling, music, and song, Harjo takes us on a wild theatrical ride where she tells it like it is with spirit and a mean jazz sax. An allegorical work of tremendous power, Wings demonstrates how theater and art can bring life full circle.
Harjo takes her audience on a journey that begins and ends with healing. If the essence of ceremony can be put on stage, she has done it. --Corina Roberts, Founder, Redbird
Read Corina's full review here: www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/03/12/18576420.php
Native American poet and musician Joy Harjo is a woman who communes with spirits, and in this music-embellished piece, she opines about struggle, survival and transcendence in a powerful and eloquent voice.--Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly
Read the full LA Weekly Review here:LA Weekly, Go, Wings of Night Sky
Her painful journey from a traumatic childhood to serenity and acceptance is well-charted, an inspirational odyssey that makes “Wings” take flight.--F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
Read the full LA Times review here: LA Times Culture Monster
Wings of the Night Sky is an honest performance without fear.--Diana Martinez, San Fernando Valley Sun
Read the full review and Q&A with Joy Harjo here: www.sanfernandovalleysun.com
Books
Native Voices at the Autry Previous Years' Plays
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1999
Full Production and World Premiere
February 25-March 6, 1999: Urban Tattoo by Marie Clements (Métis)..
2000
Workshop and Staged Reading
August 20, 2000: Darlin' by Charlotte Samples (Choctaw)
November 19, 2000: Gatherings of the People by James Luna (Luiseño/Diegueño)..
2001
Festival of New Plays, Workshops, and Staged Readings
March 9, 2001: On the Showroom Floor by Judy Lee Oliva (Chickasaw/Cherokee)
March 10, 2001: Jump Kiss by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
March 11, 2001: Please Do Not Touch the Indians by Joseph A. Dandurand (Kwantlen)
August 19, 2001: U da naa by Gina Kallock (Athabascan)
November 4, 2001: Jump Kiss by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)..
2002
Equity Production-World Premiere:
June 5-23, 2002: Jump Kiss by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
Festival of New Plays, Workshops, and Staged Readings
March 8, 2002: Confessions of an Indian Cowboy by Margo Kane (Métis-Cree/Saulteaux)
March 9, 2002: The Buz'Gem Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
March 10, 2002: Seagulls by Greg Sarris (Coast Miwok)
August 2002: The Duel by Rhiana Yazzie (Dine')..
2003
Equity Production-World Premiere
March 6-23, 2003: The Buz'Gem Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
Workshop and Staged Reading
January 9, 2003: Moose River Crossing by Shirley Cheechoo (Cree)
June 2003: Lewis & Clark: The Musical; book by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Donald Siegal
Festival of New Plays, Workshops, and Staged Readings
November 14, 2003: Standing Up Stories by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek)
November 15, 2003: Kino and Teresa by James Lujan (Taos Pueblo)
November 16, 2003: Please Do Not Touch the Indians by Joseph A. Dandurand (Kwantlen)..
2004
Full Production and World Premiere
March 19- April 4, 2004: Please Do Not Touch the Indians by Joseph A. Dandurand (Kwantlen)
Workshop and Staged Readings
November 12, 2004: Asdzani Shash: The Woman Who Turned Into a Bear by Rhiana Yazzie (Navajo)
November 13, 2004: Stone Heart: Everyone Loves a Journey West by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
November 14, 2004: Kino and Teresa by James Lujan (Taos Pueblo)..
2005
Full Production and World Premiere
March 4–20, 2005: Kino and Teresa by James Lujan (Taos Pueblo)
Workshop and Staged Readings
November 18: The Red Road by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo, Creek)
November 19: Tombs of the Vanishing Indian by Marie Clements (Métis)
November 20: Stone Heart: Everyone Loves a Journey West by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)..
2006
Full Production and World Premiere
February 17- March 12, 2006: Stone Heart: Everyone Loves a Journey West by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
March 30- April 30: The Red Road by Arigon Starr (Creek, Kickapoo)
Workshop and Staged Readings
November 3: The Berlin Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
November 4: Super Indian by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo, Creek)
November 5: Plymouth Dodge DeSoto by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
2007
Full Production and World Premiere
March 1- 25, 2007: The Berlin Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor(Ojibway)
April 13-14, 2007: Super Indian by Arigon Starr (Creek, Kickapoo)
Workshop and Staged Readings
July 28, 2007: A new dance theater production, Weksu'ya: Stories My Grandfather Told Me To Remember..
Written, Directed, and Choreographed by Vincent Whipple (Oglala Lakota, Navajo)
November 2: Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
November 16: Salvage by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
November 17: Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
November 17: Native Skin by Bret Jones (Muscogee/Creek)
November 18: The Further Adventures of Super Indian, a radio play by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo/Creek)
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2008
Full Production and World Premiere
February 8-March 2: Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
October: 30 Paid Preview / October 31 - November 23: Salvage by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
Workshop and Staged Readings
June 27: Salvage by Diane Glancy (Cherokee) at La Jolla Playhouse
June 28: Chasing Honey by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw) at the Wells Fargo Theater
June 28: Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light by Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) at the Wells Fargo Theater
June 29: The Woman Who was Captured by Ghosts by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek) at the Wells Fargo Theater
June 29: Salvage by Diane Galnacy (Cherokee) at the Wells Fargo Theater
July 20: Serra Springs by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation), an LA History Project & Native Voices Workshop Production at the Wells Fargo Theater
July 26: Young Native Voices Readings & Performances during the Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow
July 27: Serra Springs by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation) Selected Songs & Scenes during the Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow
Touring Show
May 11-12: The Red Road written & performed by Arigon Starr at the ASSITEJ I16th World Congress & Performing Arts Festival in Adelaide, Australia
May 22: The Red Road written & performed by Arigon Starr at the Originals Festival, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
July 11: The Red Road written & performed by Arigon Starr at the Idllywild Native Arts Week, Idyllwild, CA
Heroes
Native Voices at the Autry is made possible in part by grants from:
Wells Fargo
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
National Endowment for the Arts
JPMorgan Chase
James Irvine Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Actors' Equity Association
Multi-Arts Production Fund
Morgan Stanley
Nissan
Sony Pictures
KCRW 89.9 FM
H.B. Henson Fund
Heather Henson
Infinity
Native Voices at the Autry's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Ethnicity:
Native American
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Occupation:
Theater
Native Voices at the Autry's Schools
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Other
Major: Head of Theatre Performance Area
Clubs: School of Theater, Television, and Film
Current Courses:
Native Voices at the Autry is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American playwrights. It was established in 1999 to provide a supportive and collaborative setting for Native American playwrights and actors from across the U.S. and Canada to both develop their work and see it fully realized. Since 1999, Native Voices has produced Urban Tattoo, Jump Kiss, The Buz'Gem Blues, Please Do Not Touch the Indians, Kino & Teresa, Stone Heart, The Red Road, The Berlin Blues, and SUPER INDIAN. In addition, Native Voices has held 57 workshops and 47 public staged readings of new plays by Native American playwrights featuring Native American actors.
Through its Young Native Voices: Theater Education Project, Native Voices has provided workshops and residencies resulting in 45 staged readings of 10-minute plays and two full productions of traditional Kumeyaay stories featuring more than forty students from the Sycuan Learning Center.
Native Voices at the Autry is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theater, and an Organizational Member of LA
Stage Alliance, Los Angeles’s nonprofit organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts...
The Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California, is home to Native Voices and every year hosts the many playwrights who come to develop their work for the stage.
Who I'd like to meet:
Artistic & Administrative Staff
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Randy Reinholz, Artistic Director
Jean Bruce Scott, Executive Director
Steve Aron, Director of the Institute for the Study of the American West
David Burton, Managing Director
Carlenne Lacosta, Literary Manager
Rich Deely, Production Manager
Pamela Sevilla, Literary Assistant
Productions and Events
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Full Equity Productions and Radio Theater
2009
Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light by Joy Harjo (Mvskoke)
2008 Salvage, by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
.. Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
2007 .. The Berlin Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
Super Indian by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo, Creek)
2006 .. Stone Heart: Everyone Loves a Journey West by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
.. The Red Road by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo, Creek)
2005 .. Kino and Teresa by James Lujan (Taos Pueblo)
2004 .. Please Do Not Touch the Indians by Joseph A. Dandurand (Kwantlen)
2003 .. The Buz'Gem Blues by Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway)
2002 .. Jump Kiss by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
1999 .. Urban Tattoo by Marie Clements (Métis)
Young Native Voices: Theater Education Project ..
For the past five years, Young Native Voices: Theater Education Project has provided workshops and residencies for Native American youths at the Southern California Indian Center and the American Indian Clubhouse. Playwrights are paired with professional mentors for an intensive playwriting or theater workshop culminating in public staged readings of their plays. To date, forty-five new plays have been written as part of the project.
In 2005, Young Native Voices expanded to include reservation outreach. That year, Native Voices theater artists and mentors were in residence at the Coeur d’Alene Schitsu’umsh Reservation in Idaho, working with students to create and perform ten 10-minute plays at six different venues, including the University of Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene Reservation, North Idaho College, and the Museum of Arts and Culture. In 2006, they were in residence for a month at the Sycuan Reservation in San Diego County, where they worked with thirty-seven students from the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. Students participated in daily theater workshops and created a full production of three traditional Kumeyaay stories featuring Kumeyaay language, song, and dance.
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On November 11, 2005, Native American Stewardship Council (NASC) member Jeanne Givens sat down to talk about the students' experiences at Coeur d'Alene. To read the full transcript of that conversation click here.
Playwrights' Retreat ..
Each year five established and emerging Native American playwrights are selected for a weeklong new-play development process. Playwrights attend a number of workshops and are mentored by Los Angeles-based theater professionals.
New Play Commission
Chosen from among a distinguished group of Native American playwrights, the commissioned playwright will visit the collections of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and the Museum of the American West for inspiration.
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Marie Clements - 2004 play commission, Tombs of the Vanishing Indian Rhiana Yazzie - 2005 play commission, Wild Horses
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Thank you for the add. You have a very interesting & informative site. I have an appreciation for performing arts, particularly where Native Americans are involved ;) Have a beautiful week!
Congrats to the Interns at San Diego. The Autry has reached so very far and created such wonderful works. Looking forward to more. Come to PECHANGA, July 2nd at 6pm for screenings for LA SKINS FEST if you can make it:) Love, Light & Blessings, Mary Mora Cordova
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