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Randy Reinholz

Birth Place: Chula Vista

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Randy Reinholz, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and lived in several small towns throughout the Midwest of the United States: Missouri, North Dakota, and Texas. He graduated high school from Camdenton, Missouri and pursued a higher education afterward. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from William Jewell College in 1984 and Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from Cornell University in 1988. He is the Producing Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry, the nation’s only Equity theater company dedicated exclusively to the development and production of new plays by Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native playwrights, cofounded with Producing Executive Director Jean Bruce Scott in 1993. They were honored for this work by Playwrights’ Arena with the Lee Melville Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Los Angeles Theatre Community in 2015. Off The Rails, his bawdy and irreverent adaptation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure was developed by Native Voices at the Autry where it had its first production in Los Angeles, February 2015 and its World Premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with Bill Rauch directing in July 2017. Reinholz wrote Up From Violence and Empire for American Theatre’s 20 Years on Wilson’s `Ground’: Voices considering the impact and the lasting legacy of August Wilson’s seminal 1995 speech and was honored as a Legacy Leader of Color for TCG’s “The Ground at 20” video project, he has received a McKnight Fellowship, and a MAP Grant. He has produced more than 35 scripts by Native American playwrights and directed over 60 plays in the United States, Australia, Mexico, and Canada including The Rez Sisters, Urban Tattoo, Jump Kiss, Now Look What You Made Me Do, The Waiting Room, How I Learned To Drive, Madame Mao, Blood At The Root, Anonymous, Wings of Night Sky Wings of Morning Light, The Red Road, and many productions of Shakespeare, Chekhov and Ibsen’s plays. He is a tenured Professor at San Diego State University, where he served as Head of Acting from 1997-2007, Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film from 2007-2012, and Director of Community Engagement and Innovation for the College of Professional Studies at SDSU from 2012-2015.

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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season


Geva Theatre has announced its 24/25 Season, kicking off this September. Learn more about the full lineup here!

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Comes to The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television in October


 The School of Theatre, Film & Television will present The Thanksgiving Play, a satirical comedy from playwright Larissa FastHorse. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

World Premiere of DESERT STORIES FOR LOST GIRLS to be Presented by Latino Theater Company/Native Voices in September


Sylvia Cervantes Blush directs the world premiere of Desert Stories for Lost Girls, September 30 through October 16 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center.

The National Theatre Conference Announces 2021 Award Recipients


The National Theatre Conference, is an organization of theatermakers that connects, supports, and advocates for the field. Each year, leading theatre professionals and academics gather in New York City to engage in the essential questions of our art.

Sundance Institute Announces 2021 Screenwriters Lab Fellows


Fifteen emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia and the U.S. will convene digitally for Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place online via Sundance Co//ab from January 11 -15, 2021. The Fellows will work to further develop twelve original projects, in collaboration with an experienced group of Creative Advisors.

Company of Fools Presents THE THANKSGIVING PLAY


Company of Fools (CoF) will present a rehearsed reading of 'The Thanksgiving Play' by Larissa FastHorse. So that the community can participate in-person or virtually, CoF will offer two in-person readings at the historic Liberty Theatre on Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. along with simultaneous livestreams.

Randy Reinholz, Producing Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry, Stepping Down After 26 Years


Randy Reinholz (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Producing Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry, is stepping down after more than two decades leading America's only Equity theatre company devoted exclusively to developing and producing new work by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations playwrights.

New Play Announced At The Autry: LYING WITH BADGERS By Native Voices


The only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing and producing new work by Native American artists, Native Voices presents the world premiere of Lying with Badgers by Jason Grasl (Blackfeet).

Native Voices Appoints DeLanna Studi As New Leader


The Autry announced today the appointment of DeLanna Studi (Cherokee) as the new Co-Artistic Director of Native Voices. As the only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing and producing new work by Native American artists, Studi's hiring furthers the theatre company's commitment to developing the next generation of indigenous writers, directors, producers, and performers. 

SDSU Partners with Native Voices on LYING WITH BADGERS


The SDSU School of Theatre, Television, and Film presents Lying with Badgers, a timeless story of hope, loss, identity, and wonder, from Friday, Nov. 1 to Sunday, Nov. 10 in SDSU's Experimental Theatre.

Native Voices' Randy Reinholz Received The Ellen Stewart Achievement Award


a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The Association for Theatre in Higher Education named Randy Reinholz (Choctaw), the recipient of their most prestigious honor, named for Ellen Stewart, well-known Artistic Director of the acclaimed La MaMa Theater in New York. Reinholz, a celebrated leader in the field of theater and higher education, has been at the forefront of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice for 25 years as the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry, the only Equity theater company wholly dedicated to developing and producing Native American plays.

Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Returns To McCall For 19th Year


Seven Devils Playwrights Conference returns to McCall with a program of free public events running June 13-22. Now in its 19th year, the Conference brings playwrights and theater artists from around the country together in McCall to develop and present new plays by some of the nation's most exciting new voices in partnership with the Alpine Playhouse.

Native Voices at the Autry Presents the World Premiere of PURE NATIVE


The only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing and producing new work by Native American artists, Native Voices presents the world premiere of Pure Native (workshopped as Corn Soup) by Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora).

Native Voices At The Autry Presents First Look At HURRICANE SAVAGE


Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theatre company, presents Hurricane Savage as part of its First Look Series, a script development process that brings playwrights together with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors.

Native Voices At The Autry Presents 24th Festival Of New Plays


Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theatre company, presents its 24th Annual Festival of New Plays at the Autry Museum of the American West and La Jolla Playhouse. The festival features staged readings of new and in-progress plays by Native writers followed by talkbacks in which each audience member becomes an important part of the collaborative process. 

BWW Review: WILLIAM, INC. at Perseverance Theatre


William, Inc., written by Lucas Rowley and directed by Randy Reinholz, is third in a series of world premieres showcasing theatre written by Alaska Natives at Perseverance Theatre. Willilam, Inc., began its run in Juneau and is now performing at the Performing Arts Center in downtown Anchorage.

Native Voices at the Autry Presents The World Premiere of BINGO HALL


Edward Anaya makes all the calls in the pueblo-well, he calls the numbers at the senior center's bimonthly bingo. But college acceptance letters kick-start an identity crisis: Who will Edward be if he leaves home and bingo behind? Like Ferris Bueller if he lived in a pueblo, Edward knows just what to say until romantic rejection, family antics, and community pressures leave him tongue-tied. New playwright Dillon Chitto brings the pueblo to the American theatre in this hilarious new play about tradition in a fast-changing world.

Amy Hill And Raul Clayton Staggs To Receive Lee Meville Award


Playwrights' Arena, the only theater created and dedicated to producing bold new works for the stage written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights, will be celebrating its 26th Anniversary with their annual fundraising gala, HOT NIGHT IN THE CITY. The event will be held at Barnsdall Gallery Theater, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, starting at 7:30 PM (with a VIP reception beginning at 6 PM). For tickets go to www.playwrightsarena.org or call 800-838-3006.

Native Voices at the Autry Presents the World Premiere of BINGO HALL


The only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing and producing new work by Native American artists, Native Voices presents the world premiere of Bingo Hall by Dillon Chitto (Mississippi Choctaw, Laguna, Isleta Pueblo).

World Premiere of WILLIAM, INC. to Take Place in Juneau and Anchorage


Perseverance Theatre has announced the World Premiere of William, Inc, by Alaska Native playwright Lucas Rowley. Director Randy Reinholz and actor Frank Henry Kaash Katasse, playing William, who collaborated last season on Katasse's play They Don't Talk Back, are joined by a cast and creative team of Perseverance veterans and newcomers. William, Inc. marks the third season in a row that Perseverance Theatre's subscription package includes a play by an Alaska Native writer led by a Native director with Native collaborators. Perseverance Theatre is proud to lead an industry trend amongst recent productions such as Off the Rails at Oregon Shakespeare Festival (written by Randy Reinholz), and Sovereignty at Arena Stage (directed by Perseverance's founder Molly Smith), indigenous written theatre is emerging nationally after years of hard work.

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