Native Voices at the Autry presents four plays by Native playwrights, featuring staged readings of "Cikiuteklluku" (Giving Something Away) by Holly Stanton (Yup?ik), "Ungipamsuuka" (My Story) by Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq), "The Bird House" by Diane Glancy (Cherokee), and The Woman Who Was Captured by Ghosts by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek). All plays are appropriate for ages 14 and older.
Admission: $10, $25 for festival pass. Discounts for students, seniors and military
Location:
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA
Dates and times:
Thursday, June 2 - 7:30 PM
Cikiuteklluku (Giving Something Away) by Holly Stanton (Yup?ik)
A young Yup?ik girl from rural Alaska faces heartache when a non-Native couple adopts her baby.
Friday, June 3 - 7:30 PM
Ungipamsuuka (My Story) by Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq)
An Alaskan Native sculptor boldly confronts familial, cultural, and sexual trauma with the healing power of art.
Saturday, June 4 - 1:00 PM
The Bird House by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
Questions about family, faith, community, and the very soil we live on collide in a small West Texas town.
Saturday, June 4 - 4:00 PM
The Woman Who Was Captured by Ghosts by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek)
A Cheyenne woman faces her own mortality on a metaphysical journey to a place where tradition is the best medicine.
For more information, please visit: (a href="http://theautry.org/whats-here/theater-native-voices">www.theautry.org
Admission: $10, $25 for festival pass. Discounts for students, seniors and military
Location:
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA
Dates and times:
Thursday, June 2 - 7:30 PM
Cikiuteklluku (Giving Something Away) by Holly Stanton (Yup?ik)
A young Yup?ik girl from rural Alaska faces heartache when a non-Native couple adopts her baby.
Friday, June 3 - 7:30 PM
Ungipamsuuka (My Story) by Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq)
An Alaskan Native sculptor boldly confronts familial, cultural, and sexual trauma with the healing power of art.
Saturday, June 4 - 1:00 PM
The Bird House by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
Questions about family, faith, community, and the very soil we live on collide in a small West Texas town.
Saturday, June 4 - 4:00 PM
The Woman Who Was Captured by Ghosts by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek)
A Cheyenne woman faces her own mortality on a metaphysical journey to a place where tradition is the best medicine.
For more information, please visit: (a href="http://theautry.org/whats-here/theater-native-voices">www.theautry.org
