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Native Voices at the Autry
Native Voices First Look Series
Hunka
a new play by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation)
Larissa FastHorse |
Directed by Laurie Woolery
Sunday, February 12,
2:30–4:30 p.m.
Free
Join us for a staged reading of Hunka by award-winning playwright Larissa FastHorse. A gritty, funny, and poignant story, the play explores notions of family, teen pregnancy, adoption, and responsibility. It questions our view of the past and future, whether we can be redeemed from our mistakes, and if we really want to be. The reading will be followed by a talk-back with the playwright and director.
Reservations
or call 323.667.2000, ext. 354
Spring Production
Credit: Lori Fagerholm |
Walking on Turtle Island and Ghostlands of an Urban NDN
Two plays written and performed by Robert Owens-Greygrass (Lakota)
March 1–18, 2012
Directed by Kevin Sifuentes (Hopi)
Producing Artistic Director Randy Reinholz (Choctaw)
Producing Executive Director Jean Bruce Scott
Walking on Turtle Island
In this tour-de-force performance, Robert Owens-Greygrass embodies twenty-two characters—from a grandfather, to a mixed-blood sun dancer, to a boy who has lost his dog, to an eighty-year-old Ojibway woman, to Iyeska, a trickster and spirit guide who moves through centuries and inhabits various spiritual “skins.” Greygrass portrays the often untold Indigenous experience through these powerful and unique stories of Turtle Island (North America).
Preview: March 1, 8:00 p.m.
Thursdays: 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 p.m.
Ghostlands of an Urban NDN
Follow Robert, a multiethnic-non specific-lower-middle-class-urban-NDN white guy, as he navigates the conflicting worlds of a mixed-race heritage. Acclaimed storyteller Robert Owens-Greygrass portrays sixteen characters in this gritty look at the sometimes humorous, always gripping urban Native journey through the ghostlands.
Preview: March 2, 8:00 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays: 8:00 p.m.
Contact Info
323.667.2000, ext. 354
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Groups of 10 or more save 40%.
Call Christi at 323.466.5830 or e-mail
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Single Show Ticket Prices:
General Admission: $20
Students/Seniors (55+)/Military: $10
Previews: Half-Price
Autry Members Special!
Member Admission: $12
Previews: FREE
Not an Autry Member? Join by February 29, 2012, and get two free tickets to the opening weekend of the show!
Want to see both shows? Get the Two-Show Ticket Package:
General Admission: $30
Students/Seniors (55+)/Military: $15
Members: $18
(Does not include previews)
“This is theatre which gives an alternative history—the Native view of what has happened on Turtle Island (North America) from the European invasion to the present day . . . suffused with Robert [Owens-Greygrass’s] characteristic Native wit and humour . . . the audience is constantly surprised, excited, and thrilled by the virtuosity and human generosity of the whole thing.”
—Michael Walling, Border Crossings Theatre, London
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