Native American Plays

Published Plays by Native American Women Writers

Arkeketa, Annette (Otoe-Missouria, Muscogee Creek)

"Hokti." Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays. Ed. Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby. Los Angeles: UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 1999. 441-495.

Campbell, Maria, and Linda Griffiths

The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation. Toronto: Coach House, 1989.

Charles, Monica

"Yanowis." The Indian Historian. 4, no. 3 (1971): 45-51.

Clements, Marie Humber (Metis)

"The Unnatural and Accidental Woman". Canadian Theatre Review, Winter 2000. 53-88.

"The Age of Iron" (excerpt). Taking the Stage: Selections from Plays by Canadian Women. Ed. Cynthia Zimmerman. 1994. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 1995. 225-27.

Colorado, Hortensia, and Elvira Colorado (Chichimec)

"Coyolxauhquli: Women Without Borders." Reinventing the Enemy's Language. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1997.

"1992: Blood Speaks." Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology. Ed. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberto Uno. London: Routledge, 1996. 82-89.

Endres, Robin

"Ghost Dance" (excerpt). Women and Words: The Anthology/Les Femmes et les Mots: Une Anthologie. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour, 1984. Pp. 140-146.

Flather, Pati, with Eric Linklater

"Sixty Below." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 216-29.

Glancy, Diane (Cherokee)

American Gypsy: Six Native American Plays. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. Contains "The Woman Who Was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance," "The Woman Who Loved House Trailers," "American Gypsy," "Jump Kiss," "The Lesser Wars," "The Toad (Another Name for the Moon) Should Have a Bite," "Further (Farther): Creating Dialogue to Talk about N ative American Plays."

War Cries. Intro. by Kimberly Blaeser. Minneapolis: Holy Cow!, 1997. Contains: "Weebjob," "Stick Horse," "Bull Star," "Halfact," "Segwohi," "The Truth Teller," "Mother of Mosquitos," "The Best Fancy Dancer the Pushmataha Pow Wow's Ever Seen," and "One Horse."

"The Truth Teller." Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays. Ed. Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby. Los Angeles: UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 1999. 339-354.

"Weebjob." Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology. Ed. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberto Uno. London: Routledge, 1996. 170-90.

"Weebjob." Great Scenes from Minority Playwrights: Seventy-four Scenes of Cultural Diversity. Ed. Marsh Cassady. Colorado Springs, CO: Meriwether, 1997. 59-92.

"Bull Star." Aboriginal Voices: the Magazine of Evolving Native American Arts 2:3:7 (Sept./Oct. 1995): 26-37.

"The Woman Who Was a Red Deer Dressed for the Deer Dance." Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 269-90.

Gomez, Terry (Comanche)

"Inter-Tribal." Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology. Ed. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberto Uno. London: Routledge, 1996. 201-14.

"Reunion." Gathering Our Own: A Collection of IAIA Student Playwrights, Eds. Dana Dickerson, Brian Lusk, Ti Stalnaker. Santa Fe: Institute of American Indian Arts, 1996, pp. 91-144.

Griffiths, Linda, and Maria Campbell.

The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation. Toronto: Coach House, 1989.

Hail, Raven

The Raven and the Redbird: Sam Houston and His Cherokee Wife: A Play in Three Acts. Phoenix: Raven Hail, 1965.

Hogan, Linda.

A Piece of Moon. Ideldale, CO: The Author, 1988.

Howe, LeAnne.

"Indian Radio Days: An Evolving Bingo Experience." With Roxy Gordon. Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 101-48.

Kane, Margo.

"Moonlodge." Singular Voices: Plays in Monologue Form.Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press. 1994. 77-107.

Keams, Geraldine (Navajo)

"The Flight of the Army Worm." The Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature. Ed. Geary Hobson. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1981. 320-33.

Keeshig-Tobias, Lenore

"Quest for Fire: How the Trickster Brought Fire to the People." (excerpt) Canadian Theatre Review 68 (Fall 1991): 86-87.

Kneubuhl, Victoria Nalani

"The Story of Susanna." Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 291-371.

Manuel, Vera (Shuswap-Kootenai)

"The Strength of Indian Women." Manuel, Vera and Oskiniko Laryy Loyie. Two Plays About Residential School. Vancouver: Living Traditions, 1998. 75-119.

"The Strength of Indian Women." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 178-82.

Mason, Tina

"Diva Ojibway." (excerpt) Canadian Theatre Review 68 (Fall 1991): 82-85.

Mojica, Monique (Kuna, Rappahannock)

Princess Pocohantas, and The Blue Spots: Two Plays. Toronto: Women's Press, 1991.

"This Is for Aborelia Dominguez." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 196-99.

"A Fast Growing Mold Bitter as Shame." Gatherings: The En'owkin Journal of First North American Peoples 3 (1992): n.p.

Nolan, Yvette (Algonquin)

"Child." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 80-85.

Blade, Jacob's Wife, and Video. Toronto: Artbiz Communications New Canadian Drama Series, 1995.

Spiderwoman Theater (Lisa Mayo, Gloria Miguel, Muriel Miguel: Kuna, Rappahannock)

"Sun, Moon, and Feather." Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays. Ed. Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby. Los Angeles: UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 1999. 287-314; Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology. Ed. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberto Uno. London: Routledge, 1996. 299-309.

"Winnetou's Snake-Oil Show from Wigwam City." Canadian Theatre Review 68 (1991): 54-63.

"Reverb-ber-ber-ations." Women and Performance 5.2 (19): 184-212.

"Power Pipes." Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 149-200.

Williams, Wende.

"The Indian Game Show." Gathering Our Own: A Collection of IAIA Student Playwrights, Eds. Dana Dickerson, Brian Lusk, Ti Stalnaker. Santa Fe: Institute of American Indian Arts, 1996, pp. 59-89.

Anthologies of Native American Literature (a selected list)

• Aboriginal Voices: Amerindian, Inuit, and Sami Theater. Ed. by Per Brask and William Morgan. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1992.
• Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Ed. Yvette Nolan, Bett Quan, and George Bwanike Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996.
• The Colour of Resistance: A Contemporary Collection of Writing by Aboriginal Women. Ed. Connie Fife. Toronto: Sister Vision Press, 1993.
• Contemporary Plays by Women of Color: An Anthology. Ed. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberto Uno. London: Routledge, 1996.
• A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women. Ed. Beth Brant. Ithaca: Firebrand Books, 1988.
• Gathering Our Own: A Collection of IAIA Student Playwrights, Eds. Dana Dickerson, Brian Lusk, Ti Stalnaker. Santa Fe: Institute of American Indian Arts, 1996.
• Great Scenes from Minority Playwrights: Seventy-four Scences of Cultural Diversity. Ed. Marsh Cassady. Colorado Springs, CO: Meriwether, 1997. Includes scenes from plays by Lynn Riggs and Diane Glancy.
• Kumu Kahua Plays. Ed. Dennis Carroll. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
• Native American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology. Ed. Gerald Vizenor. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.
• Neon Pow-Wow: New Native American Voices of the Southwest. Phoenix: Northland, 1995.
• Reinventing the Enemy's Language: Contemporary Native Women's Writing of North America. New York: Norton, 1977.
• The Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature. Ed. Geary Hobson. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1981.
• Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999.
• Smoke Rising: The Native American Literary Companion. Ed. Janet Witalec and Sharon Malinowski. Detroit: Visible Ink, 1995.
• Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women. Ed. Paula Gunn Allen. Boston: Beacon Press, 1989.
• Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays. Ed. Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby. Los Angeles: UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 1999.
• Taking the Stage: Selections from Plays by Canadian Women. Ed. Cynthia Zimmerman. 1994. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 1995.
• This Land Called Morning: Three Plays. Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1986.
• Voices Under One Sky: Contemporary Native Literature. Ed. Trish Fox Roman. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1994..
• Women and Words: The Anthology/Les Femmes et les Mots: Une Anthologie. Ed. West Coast Editorial Collective. Madeira Park, BD: Harbour Publishing, 1984.

Published Plays by Native American Men Playwrights (selected list)

• Blue Cloud, Peter. White Corn Sister: A Play for Voices. New York: Strawberry Press, 1978.
• Francis, Marvin. "The Sniffer." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 160-63.
• Geiogamah, Hanay. New Native American Drama: Three Plays. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1980. Contains "Body Indian," "Foghorn," "49."
• ---. "Foghorn." In Native American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology. Ed. Gerald Vizenor. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. 337-58.
• ---. "Body Indian: A Play in Five Scenes." In Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 1-38.
• Highway, Tomson. The Rez Sisters. Fifth House, 1988.
• ---. Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. Fifth House, 1989.
• Jackson, Ken. Story Circles. Seattle: Rain City Projects, 1992.
• Kauffmann, John. "According to Coyote." Plays for Young Audiences IV. Plays in Process, vol. 10, no. 12. New York: Theatere Communications Group, 1990. 1-13.
• Kenny, Maurice. "Buddies: A Play in One Act." Rain and Other Fictions. New York: White Pine, 1990.
• King, Bruce. Dustoff: A Play in Three Acts. Albuquerque: Insitute of American Indian Arts Press, 1981.
• Linklater, Eric. "Sixty Below." Written with Pati Flather. Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 216-29.
• Lozoff, Bo. Danny's Dad. Durham, NC: Human Kindness Foundation, 1992.
• Moses, Daniel David. "Kyotopolis." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 86-88.
• ---. The Dreaming Beauty: A Play. Toronto: Playwrights Union Canada, 1988.
• ---. Coyote City. Statford, ON: William Wallace, 1990.
• ---. Big Buck City Toronto: Playwrights Union Canada, 1991. Republished, Toronto: Exile Editions, 1995.
• ---. The Indian Medicine Shows: Two One-Act Plays. Toronto: Exile Editions, 1995.
• ---. "Almighty Voice and His Wife." Canadian Theatre Review 68 (fall 1991).
• Richards, E. Claude. "Manolo, El Takan and the River." Native Playwrights Newsletter 8 (summer 1995): 20-39.
• Riggs, Lynn. Big Lake: A Tragedy in Two Parts. New York: Samuel French, 1927.
• ---. Four Plays. New York: Samuel French, 1947. Contains "The Year of Pilar," "A World Elsewhere," "The Cream in the Well," "Dark Encounter."
• ---. Hang on to Love: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Samuel French, 1947. Originally "The Domino Parlor," 1930.
• ---. Green Grow the Lilacs. New York: Samuel French, 1931.
• ---. Knives of Syria: A Play in One Act. New York: Samuel French, 1928.
• ---. Roadside: A Comedy. New York: Samuel French, 1930.
• ---. Russet Mantle, and The Cherokee Night: Two Plays. New York: Samuel French, 1936.
• ---. Sump'n Like Wings, and A Lantern To See By: Two Oklahoma Plays. New York: Samuel French, 1928.
• Ross, Ian. "fareWel." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 16-37.
• Taylor, Drew Hayden. "Someday." Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour. Eds. Yvette Nolan, Betty Quan, and George Bwanika Seremba. Toronto: Playwrights Canada, 1996. 116-127.
• ---. Toronto at Dreamer's Rock and Education is Our Right: Two One-Act Plays. Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1990.
• ---. The Bootlegger Blues. Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1991.
• ---. "Only Drunks and Indians Tell the Truth." In Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 201-68.
• Two-Rivers, E. Donald. Briefcase Warriors: Stories for the Stage. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.
• Vizenor, Gerald. A Season for All Things. Washington: Office for Economic Opportunity, 1967.
• ---. "Ishi and the Wood Ducks." In Native American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology. Ed. Gerald Vizenor. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. 299-336.
• Wolff, Joe Marcel. Joseph Brant--Thayendanegea. Narrowsburg, NY: Narrowsburg Directional School, 1992.
• Yellow Robe, William S., Jr. "Sneaky." Slant Six: New Theater from Minnesota's Playwright's Center. Minneapolis: New Rivers, 1990.
• ---. "The Star Quilter." Native Playwrights' Newsletter 7 (spring 1995): 38-49.
• ---. Where the Pavement Ends: Five Native American Plays. Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 2000. Contains: "The Star Quilter," "The Body Guards," "The Council," "Rez Politics," and "Sneaky."
• ---. "The Independence of Eddie Rose." In Seventh Generation: An Anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'Aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999. 39-100.