[Vision2020] Fw: Native Voices at Hartung Theatre-Oct. 3rd

[lfalen]

The world premiere of nine original short new plays by 6th, 7th and
8th grade students from the Coeur d'Alene Tribal School will be
performed by professional Native American actors on Monday, October 3
at 7:30 pm at the UI Hartung Theatre. Admission is free.

Performed as staged readings, the plays are a product of a
collaboration between the University of Idaho Department of Theatre &
Film, Native Voices Theatre Company in Los Angeles, and the Coeur
d'Alene Tribe.

Designed by Thomas Kellogg, the project pairs eight to ten young
playwrights each with an actor or writing mentor.  Then for two hours
a day over a two week period, the writers and mentors develop the
plays in intensive playwriting workshops.

The program is built on the successful "Native Voices" at the Autry
National Center's annual Young Native Playwright's Festival.  The
Autry's mission is to explore the experiences and perceptions of the
diverse people of the American West.  Their Young Playwright's
Festival is presented each year in Southern California and this is the
first time this unique playwriting/mentoring program has been
duplicated outside California.

The Idaho project has combined native writers from the 6 ­ 8th
grades at the Coeur d'Alene Tribal School with UI MFA graduate
students. The writers are Ronnie Goddard, Rochelle La Fountain, Kersey
Miller, Jay Peone, Sophia George, Shyrene Zacherle, Armondo Garcia,
and Patrick Thomas.

University of Idaho Department of Theatre & Film professor and mentor
coordinator Robert Caisley explains the project.

"The goal of the "Native Voices" project is to provide opportunities
for young Native American writers throughout the region to have a
creative voice in the future of the University of Idaho, and to
provide the UI theatre students a wonderful learning opportunity to
work as mentors."

In addition, the young writers will also get a chance to work with
professional film and theatre actors, Thirza Defoe, Elena Finney,
Princess Lucaj, Kalani Queypo, Andrew Roa  and DeLanna Studi. Their
credits include Steven Speilberg's Into The West, the ABC Hallmark
drama Dreamkeeper, Terrence Malick's upcoming film The New World, in
addition to numerous professional theatre productions, and independent
and short films.

For more information contact the UI Department of Theatre & Film (208)
885-6465. Generous funding for this project came from Wells Fargo Bank
in Moscow and The Schreck Family Foundation.







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