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This first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre features work by Native American writers throughout the United States, including Hawaii, and also Canada. The plays range from the groundbreaking BODY INDIAN--one of the first to treat Native Americans in a contemporary context--to the black-humored survey of Native American history in INDIAN RADIO DAYS.
About the author
Mimi Gisolfi D’Aponte, editor, lives in Brooklyn, New
York, and is Professor of Theatre at the City University of New York Graduate
Center and Baruch College, where she chairs the Department of Fine and
Performing Arts. Dr. D’Aponte is an expert in the fields of Native American theatre
and the classic Italian theatre.
Summary
Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays is the first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre. Contributors include:
- Hanay Geiogamah — Body Indian
- William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. — The Independence of Eddie Rose
- LeAnne Howe and Roxy Gordon — Indian Radio Days
- Spiderwoman Theater (Lisa Mayo, Gloria Miguel, Muriel Miguel, founders) — Power Pipes
- Drew Hayden Taylor — Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
- Diane Glancy — The Woman Who Was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance
- Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl — The Story of Susanna
