Carolyn Dunn News

As part of national efforts to bring attention to the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people, Native Theater Project is amplifying theatre work that sheds light on this crisis, awarding four cash prizes to playwrights.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Cal State LA will present the 27th annual John Lion New Plays Festival at the university's State Playhouse. Learn more and see how to attend.

Someone knows. Somewhere. “Four Women in Red,” a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) and directed by Jeanette Harrison (Onondaga), opens this Friday at The Victory Theatre in Burbank. Check out the photos, below.

The Victory Theatre will present a talkback series to run in conjunction with the world premiere of Four Women in Red, a new play by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) about the current crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in the U.S.

The Victory Theatre Center is presenting the world premiere of Four Women in Red, a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas and directed by Jeanette Harrison, about the current crisis of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women in the U.S. Learn more.

The Victory Theatre Center will present the world premiere of Four Women in Red, a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas. Learn more about the show here!

American Indian Artists Inc. will present the New York Premiere of THE FRYBREAD QUEEN by Carolyn Dunn. See photos from the production. 

Experience the New York premiere of THE FRYBREAD QUEEN, a spirited story of Navajo women presented by American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA).

Calling all Native writers and actors 25 and Under! Submissions are open for the 9th Annual Yale Young Native Playwrights Contest and the 4th Annual Misty Upham Award for Young Native Actors.

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company, presents a staged reading of THREE SISTERS at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, at Paragon Casino Resort.

The Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP) is currently accepting submissions for both the 8th Annual Young Native Playwrights Contest (Deadline: March 1), and the 3rd Annual Misty Upham Award for Young Native Actors (Deadline: Feb 28th). Native artists 25 and under are eligible to submit to both awards.  

Get a first look at the New York Premiere of SOLEDAD by Carolyn Dunn, presented by American Indian Artists Inc.

​​​​​​​McCarter invites audiences to start the New Year laughing with the outrageously funny and wickedly subversive tale of familial love, loss and connection: Between Two Knees, by acclaimed intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1941's and directed by Eric Ting.

American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA) will present the New York Premiere of SOLEDAD by Carolyn Dunn. Directed by John Scott-Richardson, previews for this new play begin on January 12 at Theater for the New City with opening night slated for January 14.

In this full-circle journey, for the women of DESERT STORIES FOR LOST GIRLS, for us the viewers, and for their future generations, there is the sense that healing is what life for all Native American women absolutely needs to be about.

Latino Theater Company will partners with Native Voices at the Autry to present Desert Stories for Lost Girls, a haunting and lyrical rumination on identity, family and colonialism over generations written by Lily Rushing and directed by Sylvia Cervantes Blush. Check out photos from the production here!

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 Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program is open for submissions for the 2nd Annual Young Native Actor's Contest.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced this year’s casting for the performances of Little Duende, Māyā, Private Gomer Jones, and TL;DR featured in the 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. This year’s festival will be held on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22, 2021 and will be presented as a digital and in-person hybrid.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced this year’s casting for the performances of AZUL, Fanny & Stella, Missing Peace and Senior Class featured in the 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS (remaining casting to be announced).