URBAN REZ
-East-
April 7 - April 17, 2016
Thursdays - Sundays
Outdoor Under the Viaduct
1799 baker st. Los Angeles, CA 90012
-West-
April 21 - May 1, 2016
Thursdays - Sundays
Outdoors At Kuruvungna Springs
1439 S. Barrington Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025
Written by Larissa FastHorse
Directed by Michael John Garcés
Staff
Written by - Larissa Fasthorse
Directed by - Michael John Garces
Scenic Design - Shannon Scrofano
Costume Design - Meghan E. Healey
Lighting Design - Geoff Korf
Sound Design - John Nobori
Associate Director - Daniel Penilla
Production Stage Manager - Ash Nicholas
Executive Producers - Margaret leong Checca, Mathew & Jennifer Rowland, Nicole Yorkin & Tim Shaheen
Production Team
Production Manager - Cameron Squire
Technical Director - Michaelangelo DeSerio
Production Coordinator - Kerry Farmer
Assistant Director - Jason Grasi
Assistant Stage Manager - Amanda Novoa
Choreographer - Larissa FastHorse
Assistant Scenic designers & Co-Property Supervisors - Alexandra Friedman & Narges Norouzi
Booth Design Consultant and Tipi Art - Lynn Jeffries
Master Electrician - Chu-hsuan Chang
Assistant Lighting Designer - Amber Parker
Lightboard Operator - Anaquad Cobe
Audio Engineer - Jim Neil
Assistant Costume Designer - Blanca Honigstein
Wardrobe Supervisor - Marissa Maynes
Production Assistant - Bianca Armenta & Rebecca Montalvo
Community Performance Curator - Sage Alia Clemenco
Community Audience Liason - Katie Rich
Comunity Booth Coordinator - Tiger Moon
Box Office Manager - Alyssa Escalante
Scenic Construction Crew: Jonathan Hicks, Dylan Wills, Dan Lyon, Logan Foltz, Connor Bush
Electricians: Dylan Phillips. Katelan Braymer, Austin Burkett, Alif Marchi
Carpenters/Stage Hands: Jessica Alcares, Bianca Armenta, Jessica Hernandez, Manuel Macedonio, Nijel Martinez
Urban Rez Original Art By Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa/Choctaw)
Tipi Portraits Ad Max's Original Art By Nadia Reed
Mural By Cesar Tepeku
Cast
Danielle Aguilar
|
Helen
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Frank Ayala |
Xavier |
Clementine Bordeaux |
Adrienne |
Marcenus "M.C." Earl |
Antoine |
Sheri Foster |
Wanda |
Peter Howard |
Government Person |
Kinsale Hueston |
Hailey |
Terri Jay |
Tasha |
Jenny marlowe |
Robie |
Leland Morrill |
Ed |
Maxine Napoleon |
Bahe |
Cecelia Phoenix |
Neasha |
Kenneth Ramos |
Max |
Willie Sandoval |
Waler |
Arianna Taylor |
Toni |
Playwright's Note
The Indigenous people of this continent, like people around the world, have been performing their stories in their own theatrical forms for centuries. From the group dances at the Pueblos that take weeks of rehearsal to the call and response bird songs of southern California to modern competition pow wow, our performance traditions take on many forms. Urban Rez grew from three years of listening to stories told by indigenous people from and in the Los Angeles Basin.
In Creating the format for this play, my goal was to decolonize the theatrical experience to give you the gift of encountering our stories in our ways. i want you to consciously think about where your feet on the earth as you hear words spoken in ancient languages. i want you to stand face to face with indigenous people from fifteen different tribal nations and laugh together at the ridiculousness of our shared humanity. i want you to see the buildings of Los Angeles differently because you are aware of what was lost to create them. Some of Urban Rez may make You Uncomfortable. i encourage you to turn that discomfort to empathy for those who are made uncomfortable every day as refugees on their own ancestral lands. But Ultimately my hope is that this play brings healing for everyone. all are welcome to be a part of our circle today. Pilamaya for being here
-Larissa FastHorse, Playwright
Community Partners
UCLA Department of American Indian Studies
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