{"product_id":"wings-of-night-sky-wings-of-morning-light-a-play-by-joy-harjo-and-a-circle-of-responses-9780819578662","title":"Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light: A Play by Joy Harjo and a Circle of Responses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnique perspectives on the roots and reaches of contemporary Native Theater from the 2019 Poet Laureate of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy Harjo's play \u003ci\u003eWings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light\u003c\/i\u003e is the centerpiece of this collection that includes essays and interviews concerning the roots and the reaches of contemporary Native Theater. Harjo blends storytelling, music, movement, and poetic language in \u003ci\u003eWings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light\u003c\/i\u003e--a healing ceremony that chronicles the challenges young protagonist Redbird faces on her path to healing and self-determination. This text is accompanied by interviews with Native theater artists Rolland Meinholtz and Randy Reinholz, as well as an interview with Harjo, conducted by Page. The interviews highlight the lives and contributions of Meinholtz, a theater artist and educator who served as the drama instructor at the Institute of American Indian Arts from 1964-70 and a close mentor and friend to Harjo; and Reinholz, producing artistic director of Native Voices at the Autry, the nation's only Equity theater company dedicated exclusively to the development and production of new plays by Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native playwrights. The new interview with Harjo focuses on her experiences working in theater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays on Harjo's work are provided by Mary Kathryn Nagle--an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee nation, playwright, and attorney who shares her insights on the legal and historical frameworks through which we can better understand the significance of Harjo's play; and Priscilla Page--writer, performer, and educator (of Wiyot heritage), who looks at indigenous feminism, jazz, and performance as influences on Harjo's theatrical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOY HARJO became the first Native American to be named Poet Laureate of the United States in 2019. She is a member of the Mvskoke Nation. Her seven books of poetry, which include such well-known titles as\u003ci\u003e Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, In Mad Love and War, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e She Had Some Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. These titles and her memoir \u003ci\u003eCrazy Brave\u003c\/i\u003e have garnered many awards. PRISCILLA PAGE is a writer and dramaturg as well as a senior lecturer in the department of theater at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wesleyan University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413472710930,"sku":"9780819578662","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a945b898-f36d-4354-8884-3221685657f0.jpg?v=1729354045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wings-of-night-sky-wings-of-morning-light-a-play-by-joy-harjo-and-a-circle-of-responses-9780819578662","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}