American Indian Arts, Inc. (AMERINDA) presents

POWWOW HIGHWAY

Adapted by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr (Assiniboine)
From the novel by David Seals (Huron)
Directed by MADELINE SAYER (Mohegan)

Starring
WYATT TRUE ASH-MILBY (Navajo), DONNA BROOKS (Sac and Fox), DYLAN CARUSONA (Ojibway/Turtle Clan Oneida), JOE CROSS (Caddo/Potawatomi), BOB JAFFE, TANIS PARENTEAU (Metis/Cree/Sioux), AUTUMN PETERS (Ojibway/Santo Domingo Pueblo), ANNA RAHN, and JOHN SCOTT RICHARDSON (Haliwa-Saponi)

Stage Manager: SAMANTHA DAVIS
Scenic, Puppet & Prop Design: RAPHAEL MISHLER
Costume Design: LUX HAAC
Lighting Design: EVAN ROBY
Sound Design: MARK VAN HARE
Associate Line Producer: BRETT HECKSHER (Cherokee)
Creative Line Producer: AMANDA FELDMAN
AMERINDA Director & Founder: DIANE FRAHER (Osage/Cherokee)

HERE
145 Avenue of Americas at Dominick Street
(212) 352-3101
October 10 -25, 2014; Opening Night – 10/16/14

POWWOW HIGHWAY is the route that Philbert (John Scott Richardson) and Buddy (Dylan Carusona) take from Montana to New Mexico. Inspired by Aunt Harriet (Donna Brooks), their goal is to retrieve Buddy’s sister (Tanis Parenteau) from jail. The trip is fraught with difficulties and tempered with spiritual beings. Heritage and faith are strange traveling partners.

As delightful as it is to see a production where the majority of the cast is Native American Indian, POWWOW HIGHWAY is at times a bit confusing and the storyline is difficult to follow. While the acting provided some insights into Native American heritage and ways, such a rich legacy could easily educate and entertain the audience but for the most part that opportunity was missed.

- Laurie Lawson -