This spring, three Indigenous female playwrights will present their work on Oregon’s top stages at the same time: Manahatta, by Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee) is on stage at Oregon Shakespeare Festival Mar. 28 - Oct. 27; The Thanksgiving Play, by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota) will be performed at Artists Repertory Theatre from Apr. 1 - Apr 29; and And So We Walked, written and performed by DeLanna Studi (Cherokee) is here at The Armory from Mar. 31 - May 13. https://www.pcs.org/blog/indigenous-women-playwrights-series
They have also been participating in a series of panel discussions, including one moderated by Wednesday Talk Radio monthly co-host Jacqueline Keeler on Monday, April 9 at The Old Church in Portland.
Nagle (pictured in the middle, above) will be joining Keeler and regular host Paul Roland in the KBOO studios.
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