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Jay B. Muskett
Latest News on Jay B. Muskett:
The New Harmony Project Reveals Lineup for 2024 Spring Retreat (Mar 28, 2024)
Review: THE REZ SISTERS at the Vortex Theatre (Apr 29, 2023)
World Premiere of SONGS ABOUT TRAINS to be Presented in April (Mar 1, 2022)
The New Harmony Project Reveals Lineup for 2024 Spring Retreat (Mar 28, 2024)
Review: THE REZ SISTERS at the Vortex Theatre (Apr 29, 2023)
World Premiere of SONGS ABOUT TRAINS to be Presented in April (Mar 1, 2022)
Jay B. Muskett BIO
Jay B. Muskett (Navajo) is a writer, director and occasional thespian from Nakaibitoi New Mexico, located on the Navajo Nation. He is a graduate from Pima Community College in Tucson Arizona and the University of New Mexico, having earned two bachelors in Media Arts and Theatre. Among the performances on stage, Muskett also co-directed the short film, Yes is Better than No, which was an American Indian Film Festival selection in 2008. More recently his plays, Sheepherder's Special premiered at the New Native Theatre in Minnesota in 2017 and Dance at the Autry in Los Angeles and La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in 2016. He is currently an adjunct faculty member for the Performing Arts Department at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Jay B. Muskett News
The New Harmony Project Reveals Lineup for 2024 Spring Retreat
The New Harmony Project has announced the lineup for its 37th annual spring conference in idyllic New Harmony, Indiana. A group of over 50 participants will gather for residencies from May 23 to June 2, 2024.
Review: THE REZ SISTERS at the Vortex Theatre
What did our critic think of THE REZ SISTERS at the Vortex Theatre?
World Premiere of SONGS ABOUT TRAINS to be Presented in April
Working Theater, Radical Evolution, and New Ohio Theatre will present the world premiere of Songs About Trains, a musical exploration of the many cultural communities that built the U.S. rail system.
MacDowell Awards Winter-Spring Fellowships To 87 Artists
The MacDowell Colony has awarded Fellowships to 87 artists from 21 states and seven countries. The incoming Fellows reflect seven artistic disciplines and will arrive from locales as far apart as Poland, Mexico, Belgium, and Israel, as well as Tennesee, Washington, and Minnesota. The Fellowships are for upcoming winter and spring residencies at one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations.
BWW Interview: Clara Natonabah, Performing Arts Director At Santa Fe Indian School
Santa Fe Indian School performing arts director Clara Natonabah has no shortage of creative outlets; the Berkeley music grad is a member of the Two Worlds theatrical ensemble, recently performed in the UNM production of 1n2ian by Jay B. Muskett, and is a gifted singer and songwriter. In addition to her personal performance opportunities, she has chosen to take her gifts and use them to shape the lives of young performers at SFIS. I chatted with Ms. Natonabah over her spring break about the all-encompassing performing arts program she has built for her students.
UNM's Department Of Theatre And Dance Presents The World Premiere Of 1n2ian (INDIAN) By Jay B. Muskett Directed By Gleason Bauer
The University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the world premiere 1n2ian ('Indian') by Jay B. Muskett, a 3rd year student in UNM's award winning MFA in Dramatic Writing Program. 1n2ian, directed by Gleason Bauer, will be presented as part of the 2019 Linnell Festival of New Plays, with performances April 11 through 14, 2019 in Rodey Theatre on UNM's Main Campus. This year's Festival also includes directed readings of new works by 2nd year MFA playwrights Aniello Fontano and Nelle Tankus as well as a reading by 1st year MFA playwright Shannon Flynn. A special addition the year will be a fully staged new play for young audiences, (Don't You) Forget About Me, created in collaboration with DATA High School.
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