Indigenous Performing Arts Residency
Diné Nishłį (i am a sacred being)
or, A Boarding School Play
April 9-13 2024
Diné Nishłį (i am a sacred being) or, A Boarding School Play is a humorous and poignant exploration of coming of age and coming into identity, set in 2001-2 at a prep school on the Navajo Reservation that was formerly an American Indian boarding school. With the backdrop of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, four teenage girls participate in a traditional song and dance group to celebrate their Navajo heritage. Along the way, they encounter the spirited opinions of their teachers, the ghosts of the school’s history, and the visions of their future.
Creative Team
Playwright: Blossom Johnson
Director: Daniel Leeman Smith
Producer: Karen A. Smith
Program
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Cast
Shawna: Honokee Dunn
Rosie: Sage Hemstreet
Ms. B: Lea McCormick
Kaylene: Zoey Reyes
Jolene: Sabrina Saleha
Ms. K: Shawna Shandiin Sunrise
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Producing Partners
The reading is a collaborative initiative with the University of California Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and Arts Research Center. The presentation is made possible with support from the Venturous Theater Fund.
