Announcing selected writers and tickets on sale for First Storyteller’s Festival 2024
We are really excited to unveil the list of storyteller’s whose works have been selected to be developed during this year’s festival and open ticket sales for their shows! You can find all shows, panels and educational workshop tickets here and links to the specific shows are listed below:
Nicolette Blount (Chickasaw) and her musical Savage about her great grandmother’s journey as a sharpshooter and vaudeville entertainer in the early 1900’s - Tickets
Steve Callahan (Osage) and his play The Counting of the Heads about his grandparent’s romance as a mixed race couple navigating the world - Tickets
Justin P. Lopez (Mapuche) and his ten minute play New Year’s Purun that looks at how tribal traditions affect the youth of today - Tickets
Maddox K. Pennington (Cherokee) and their play Embers Borne West, exploring the intergenerational resonance of migration, assimilation, culture, identity and grief - Tickets
Marty Strenczewilk (Ojibwe) and his play Pink Man or The Only Indian in the Room, a semi-autobiographical piece that explores how one mixed race Native man has tried to navigate his identity between the world of being Red and White - Tickets
All of the shows will receive developmental support, travel, an honorarium, and a reading or workshop production of their show. We are very excited to have all of the storyteller’s join us in Boulder for the festival week Sept. 30th through October 6th
In addition to the work being developed, we’ll be hosting two panels that are open to the public:
Voices of Change: First Storytellers, An Evening With Native American Playwrights - Join us for a free panel discussion with the playwrights whose work is part of the festival, discussing the challenges of telling stories as Native American writers.
Around The Fire: A Journey of Indigenous Storytelling with Madeline Sayet - Each year, one seasoned Native storyteller joins us to share their knowledge with festival audiences and participants. This year, acclaimed writer/director Madeline Sayet will teach a closed workshop for the writers and directors participating in the festival, followed by joining FSF founder Marty Strenczewilk for an in depth conversation about her journey. Tickets are not yet on sale, but you can click the button below to be notified when they go on sale.
