Vera Starbard

Many Indigenous playwrights are working on stages across America today, and even more in Canada. Indigenous people have been storytellers as long as they have been on these lands. While the contemp…

National New Play Network, the country’s alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, is delighted to announce the plays selected for its 19th Annual National Showcase of New Plays.

A new cartoon show on PBS Kids uses indigenous input at all levels of production and centers on a young Alaska Native as the lead character.

Anytime there’s a poll taken of critics, the film that invariably rises to No. 1 is Orson Welles’ 1941 classic ‘Citizen Kane’. Reasons cited tend to be how far ahead

'Devilfish' a powerful retelling of Alaskan Native life long before colonization  Anchorage Press

Perseverance Theatre’s latest swings for the fences and connects.

It’s a love letter to Tlingit culture and people.

The play opens Friday in Douglas.

Per its pattern, Perseverance Theater is devoting its third show of the season to an Alaskan-themed piece, and the 2019 offering comes from the pen of an Anchorage native and

Native theatre in the U.S.’s two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawai‘i, shows resonant connections as well as telling differences.

by Hank Wentz

Keeping Alaska Native culture vibrant and thriving takes work. Young Native artists are meeting that challenge in exciting ways through music, visual art and online media. How do Native artists honor their heritage while stretching themselves creatively? APRN: Tuesday, 11/17 at 10:00am Listen now

Set in a fictional Tlingit village in the late 19th century, “Our Voices Will Be Heard” is Vera Starbard’s semi-autobiographical story of a mother whose daughter is sexually abused by a relative. The show premiered Friday at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau and will play in Anchorage in February. Dow…

After over a year of being shuttered due to COVID-19, Perseverance Theatre is reopening its doors and returning to live, in-person theatre in the fall. National and local health and safety guidelines will be in place.

A collection of vignettes gives University of Kansas Theatre & Dance students a chance to speak about the collective experiences of America during the pandemic in “Changemakers.”

“Devilfish” and “Summerland” open in Anchorage. Plus there’s an “extracurricular” night at the museum and rock ‘n’ roll bingo.

Meet Erin Tripp.

After over a year of being shuttered due to COVID-19, Perseverance Theatre is reopening its doors and returning to live, in-person theatre in the fall. National and local health and safety guidelines will be in place.

Familiar face fills the role.

Perseverance Theater audition sign-ups are open.