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New Native Theatre's National Native American 10-Minute Play Festival Podcast



Multigenre Full cast Anthology Audio Drama


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New Native Theatre has been producing the National Native American 10-Minute Play Festival in the Twin Cities since 2016. As we couldn't do this in person over the last 18 months we decided to turn what we had into audio play versions. This series will take plays from these festivals, starting with 2016, and present them as audio plays, followed by interviews with the playwrights. New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.


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Continuity: Anthology

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Genres: Multigenre

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Episodes:

O See Dee

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:00:00 -0400

New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.

Season 1, Episode 5 - O See Dee

Dee has just welcomed her new baby into the world and wants to be the best mom she can possibly be when an old “friend” shows up to give her some maddening advice about the care and feeding of new babies.

Director
Rhiana  Yazzie (Dine’)

Actors
Owee Rae (Hopi/Dine')
Jen Olivares (Acjáchemen Juaneño Band of Mission Indians)









Limikkin

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0500

New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.

Season 1, Episode 4 - Limikkin

Listen to playwright Vickie Ramirez’ short play, Limikkin, where you’ll hear the genesis of some of her other full-length works and get to know her world of recurring characters like Connie and Brewster.
When an old friend returns to the rez with an idea to monetize the water, will the Thunderers intervene or will an old love be rekindled?

Director
Rhiana  Yazzie (Dine’)

Actors
Ajuawak Kapashesit
Oogie Pushetonequa



Sell Fish

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:00:00 -0500

New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.

Season 1, Episode 3 - Sell Fish

The third audio play from The National Native American Ten Minute Play Festival is Sell Fish by Kwantlen playwright, Joseph Dandurand, a story about a relationship beginning to crumble as they struggle to understand each other. Trigger warning. 
Fisherman Joe and his wife, Allie, are in a modern day relationship that begins to crumble as they struggle to understand each other. Trigger warning, this play deals with characters struggling with depression, bi-polar disorder, and marital issues.

Director
Tommi B. Coyote, Mi’gmaq Descendant/Filipinx 

Actors
Skyler Ray Benson Davis, Tlingit 
Elise Bear, Osage and Iowa of Oklahoma




Tawa's Rising

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500


New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.

Season 1, Episode 2 - Tawa’s Rising

New Native Theatre presents the second audio play from its National Native American 10-Minute Play Festival podcast series. Episode Two,
Tawa’s Rising, written by Jaren Navenma (Tuscarora/Hopi), takes place at sunrise at the edge of the mesa on Hopi territory.
Calvin takes his daughter to the edge of the mesa in Arizona in the hopes of repairing their relationship after experiencing the loss of a loved one.

Director
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha (SWO Dakota) 

Actors
Sam Aros Mitchell (Yaqui) 
Stacey Janelle Vaughn (Tewa Pueblo /Hualapai)








The Walking Red

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

New Native Theatre is the Upper Midwest’s professional theatre company dedicated to Native artists and audiences. As the most frequently producing Native American theatre in the Midwest, New Native Theatre has been creating professional pathways into careers in the performing arts and seeding the ecosystem with Native talent since its founding by Diné/Navajo Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie in 2009. NNT is a dedicated anti-racist, anti-colonial organization that believes theatre is one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming resilience, health, and agency for indigenous tribal communities.

Season 1, Episode 1 - The Walking Red

When an All Lives Matter zombie apocalypse hits Minnesota, your un-enrolled relatives may be the only chance for survival. Stay tuned after the play to hear an interview with the playwrights Jennifer Hall (Leech Lake Ojibwe descendant) and Ajuawak Kapashesit (White Earth descendant & Moose Factory Cree) with NNT technical director, Peter Morrow.

Director:
Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha (Dakota, enrolled Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)

Actors:
Carina DuMarce (SWO Dakota)
Braeden McDougall (White Earth)
Kholan Studi (Cherokee)
Olivia Woodward (Caddo Nation, Yuchi)