Hear Our Voices: Sunrise Prayer—CAATA—Ashland, Oregon—Tues, Oct 4, 2016
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2016-11-17

Hear Our Voices/Sunrise Prayer
Track: Active Fissures
@ Hay Patton 2A
A case study and interactive workshop focused around the development of the new musical, Sunrise Prayer. Mary Kathryn Nagle, Native American playwright and attorney, and Leslie Ishii, director and creative partner of Sunrise Prayer, share the intersections of their legacies and collaborative process in developing this new work. Discussion will include the representation of two communities, Asian American and Native American, that today constitute the most tokenized groups in the American theatre (Yellow Face and Red Face). How do we come together and create art about both communities without replicating the harmful misrepresentations and appropriations that surround us? What protocols do we implement to ensure we don’t repeat the practices that have harmed our communities? What do we learn by working together?

Facilitators: Mary Kathryn Nagle, Playwright; Leslie Ishii, Freelance Director

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