It’s our Anniversary! Can you believe it has been 30 years of Native Voices? What started as a small festival celebrating three Indigenous playwrights in 1994 has grown to become one of the most renowned Native theaters in the country. In 2024, we are celebrating our 30th Festival of New Plays, our 15th Short Play Festival, our first EMBERS: Young Native Playwrights program, our first Director Mentorship program, and our 30th World Premiere production. We would not be able to do this without your support! To honor this momentous occasion, Native Voices will be hosting our 30th anniversary party during the Festival of New Plays.

As part of Native Voices 10-day Playwrights Retreat, playwrights are partnered with an artistic team and company of actors to explore their scripts. The residency culminates with the Festival of New Plays, where each play is presented as a staged reading at the Autry and La Jolla Playhouse.

We invite you, beloved audience and theatre lovers, to share a toast with us as we welcome two new works: Never Say Die by Jennifer Bobiwash and Feast for the Dead by Madeline Easley.

Never Say Die by Jennifer Bobiwash

After a decade and a half of self-imposed detachment, the world's standstill prompts one woman to revisit her past. Returning to the hometown she once walked away from, she is reunited with old friends and family members stirring a mix of emotions, memories, and tensions. Is blood thicker than water? Can we break past cycles or are we doomed to repeat them?