NAWPA news
October, 1999
The newsletter of the Native American Women Playwrights Archive
King Library, Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-3936
nawpa@lib.muohio.edu
WEB PAGE UPDATES
If you haven't surfed the site recently
(www.lib.muohio.edu/nawpa/), please look around and see what's new, and
let us
know what you think. The biggest addition is the "Online Exhibit" of
photos, posters, and other materials from the extensive collection of
items we received from the Spiderwoman Theater troupe. The materials are
divided into categories including "Performances," "Travels," "Family,"
"Origins," etc. We will continue to add to this exhibit as we get more
materials catalogued and scanned.
We have also added a forms page to request further information or give
feedback on the site. We have already gotten a good response to this
addition, confirming our faith in the fact that the site is a point of
first contact for many people who are doing research on the Web. We
encourage those of you with online resources to visit the site and respond
through the forms page with questions, suggestions, etc. It is also still
possible to contact us via email at nawpa@lib.muohio.edu.
Additionally, we are in the process of adding synopses that are linked
from the author's page. This is a fairly time-consuming task, so even
though the going is slow, it is getting done. Authors who have
manuscripts in the Archive are encouraged to provide their own synopses
for the works we hold. We are also asking authors to send us any
performance photos, programs, posters, etc., that you would like to have
scanned and linked to your page.
Speaking of authors, we would also like to remind all of our authors
that we are always ready to accept new material to add to the collection.
Any scripts or other items can be mailed to:
NAWPA
c/o Bill Wortman
King Library, Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
It is also possible to email scripts as an attachment, or send them on
disk, which we will then print out to catalogue, archive, and add to the
web site.
CLEMENTS PERFORMANCE, ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IN NOVEMBER
Preparations are under way to bring Marie Clements to the Miami campus
for a Sunday, November 7 performance of her one-woman show "Urban
Tattoo",
directed by Randy Reinholz. NAWPA holds a copy of the original manuscript
for this work, written by Marie, and we are thrilled to have her come to
Oxford to share this performance with the community. Anyone interested in
attending this performance can contact the Archive for ticket information
either by email or by phone at (513) 529-3936.
That same weekend will see the gathering of our Advisory Board to
discuss the direction of the Archive, future programming, and other
issues. If you have any suggestions, concerns, or items that you think
should be included in the discussion, please contact Bill or Becky.
NATIVETHEATER LISTSERV
Those of you with email capability may be interested in subscribing to
the NativeTheater listserv. This list is being administered by Ann Haugo,
and contains production notices and information as well as providing a
forum for posting questions and pursuing resources related to Native
theater topics. If you would like to subscribe, send an email to:
petidomo@staff.lib.muohio.edu, with the message subscribe
nativetheater in
the BODY of the message (not the subject line). If you wish to send mail
to the list after subscribing, address it to
nativetheater@staff.lib.muohio.edu.
CONFERENCE THANKS
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who attended the
NAWPA conference last March. We were particularly pleased to have so many
of the playwrights in attendance. It was an important, productive
weekend, with many significant issues raised and discussed. Many of these
issues will be addressed further when the advisory board meets in
November.
As NAWPA continues to grow and evolve, the input of the playwrights and
others representing a range of Native communities and interests is crucial
to insuring that the programming and status of the collection itself
remains vital, relevant, and respectful of the women who are represented
as well as those who have an ongoing interest in the work of the Archive
and the authors. Please feel free to give us your suggestions or voice
your concerns.
ANTHOLOGY UPDATE
As some of you are aware, we have been working on compiling an
anthology of some of the works from the Archive. The collection is being
edited by Dr. Shirley Huston-Findley (formerly on the Theatre faculty at
Miami, now at the College of Wooster), and Rebecca Howard, graduate
assistant in the Archive. Work is proceeding, and we will soon have the
materials prepared to send out to prospective publishers. If anyone has
any suggestions, or would like more information about the project, please
contact Becky Howard at NAWPA.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS/ INFO
Just another reminder for authors: if you are already part of the
Archive and have any new scripts, please feel free to send them to us at
any time, along with synopses and related material. If you are (or know)
a Native woman playwright who is not yet represented in the Archive,
please contact Bill Wortman or Becky Howard at the address/email/phone
listed above for submission information.
We are also interested in posting production updates in future
newsletter issues for recent or upcoming productions of works by NAWPA
authors. If you have any such information, including photos or
promotional materials, please send it along. Additionally, if you know of
any other events or productions that would be of interest to NAWPA news
recipients, let us know.
At this point, we are unsure as to the frequency of this newsletter. If
you have any suggestions regarding the content/layout/etc., please contact
Becky Howard at nawpa@lib.muohio.edu or howardra@muohio.edu, or by mail or
phone as listed on the front.
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RETURNING THE GIFT VIII
A Festival of Native American and First Nations Writers & Storytellers
October 21 - 24, 1999
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI USA
For more information contact:
April Lindala
Native American Admissions Counselor
Morthern Michigan University
alindala@nmu.edu
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Native American Women Playwrights Archive, Miami University Libraries
presents:
"URBAN TATTOO"
Staged reading of the one-woman performance by
Marie Clements
written by Marie Clements
directed by Randy Reinholz
Sunday, November 7, 1999
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Tickets $3
available at the door
Pre-performance discussion with director, Prof. Randy Reinholz, San Diego
State University
For information contact:
Bill Wortman
wortmawa@muohio.edu
(513) 529-3936
Major funding from Western College Alumnae
Association.
Additional support from Department of
Theatre, Student Activities Office, School of Fine Arts.
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NAWPA news is a publication of the Native American Women Playwrights
Archive and King Library, Miami Universtiy, Oxford, OH. William Wortman,
Executive Director; Rebecca Howard, Graduate Assistant/Editor.
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