It’s our Anniversary! Can you believe it has been 30 years of Native Voices? What started as a small festival celebrating three Indigenous playwrights in 1994 has grown to become one of the most renowned Native theaters in the country. In 2024, we are celebrating our 30th Festival of New Plays, our 15th Short Play Festival, our first EMBERS: Young Native Playwrights program, our first Director Mentorship program, and our 30th World Premiere production. We would not be able to do this without your support! To honor this momentous occasion, Native Voices will be hosting our 30th anniversary party during the Festival of New Plays.

As part of Native Voices 10-day Playwrights Retreat, playwrights are partnered with an artistic team and company of actors to explore their scripts. The residency culminates with the Festival of New Plays, where each play is presented as a staged reading at the Autry and La Jolla Playhouse.

We invite you, beloved audience and theatre lovers, to share a toast with us as we welcome two new works: Never Say Die by Jennifer Bobiwash and Feast for the Dead by Madeline Easley.

Feast for the Dead by Madeline Easley

After the fall of the Indian Child Welfare Act in the days leading up to the zombie apocalypse, Kay was illegally adopted out of her Tribe by a wealthy family who then abandoned her when they escaped the carnage by sea. Seven years later, Kay is a thriving citizen of a Confederacy of Tribes who took over governance of Turtle Island after the settler government fell. Just as suddenly as they appeared, the zombies disintegrate, and the one percent return from the sea, ready to re-colonize. The only solution? Revive the centuries-old, Huron-Wendat tradition of holding a Feast for the Dead.