Stories of Our Way: An Anthology of American Indian Plays

Edited by Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby, 1999.
 
Stories of Our Way was the first anthology to span more than thirty years of American Indian theater, including the 1930s classic The Cherokee Night. The distinguished group of twelve plays draws on a rich range of tribal experiences—Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Kiowa, Navajo, Oneida, Otoe-Missouria, Rappahonack, and urban. The playwrights treat the diverse stories of Native people’s ways with gritty integrity, uncompromising honesty, and deep respect, balanced with an awareness of the challenges and responsibilities to renew, and a commitment to an evolving American Indian theatrical aesthetic. The playwrights invite audiences to probe the often-painful past, share the enduring values of family, community, and tribe, and celebrate humor and spirituality.

503 pp.

$20 paper; ISBN 978-0-935626-50-6

$60 hardcover; ISBN 978-0-935626-49-2

 
Table of Contents
 
 
Introduction
Hanay Geiogamah

The Cherokee Night
Lynn Riggs
 
Foghorn
Hanay Geiogamah
 
Coon Cons Coyote
Native American Theater Ensemble with Hanay Geiogamah
 
Butterfly of Hope
Ray Baldwin Louis
 
49
Hanay Geiogamah
 
At the Sweet Gum Bridge
Wallace Hampton Tucker
 
Sun Moon and Feather
Spiderwoman Theater
 
Grandma and Grandpa
Hanay Geiogamah
 
The Truth Teller
Diane Glancy
 
Evening at the Warbonnet
Bruce King
 
Hokti
Annette Arkeketa