Rediscovering America Through the Arts 

This Play Is Native Made

Written and Performed by Opalanietet
Directed by Iman Aoun (ASHTAR Theatre)
Co-Produced by ASHTAR Theatre and Eagle Project
Assistant Directed by Ash Marinaccio

In response to the State of New Jersey's recent treatment of its indigenous people, a Lenape artist takes us on an odyssey that reminds us how the battle for civil and cultural rights is never truly won.

Uncle Abram: 
A Reconstruction of Uncle Vanya 

Written by Anton Chekhov 
Translated by Marian Fell 
Adapted by Opalanietet 
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Tony White
Dramaturgy by Matthew Champagne
Set Design by Mitch Ost
Costume Design by Li Murillo

Featuring 
Kelly Ann, Emilie Bonsant, Mike Callahan, Brenda Crawley, Kahlil Garvia, Omar Gonzalez, Jackie Torres, Abby Ybarra

UNCLE ABRAM is an American retelling of the Russian classic set in the Reconstruction South.  Placed in a former plantation in south-central Missouri, this adaptation combines Native American and African American influences that both heighten and intensify the original Chekhovian text.

The backdrop being one of the most progressive periods in American history instills a hope of what is possible, along with the awareness of the delicacy of social progress.  

UNCLE ABRAM awakens our spirit for a better tomorrow, and tests our fortitude by begging the question, "What are you willing to sacrifice to change the world?"

Trail of Tears

Written by Thomas J. Sotto 
Directed and Co-Choreographed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj 
Co-Choreographed by Sheldon Raymore 
Produced by Opalanietet and Adam Mace
Publicist Jay Cruz

Featuring C.A. Dickerson, Samantha Clark, Nerea Duhart, Christopher Robert Ellis, Tony Enos, Darleen Rae Fontaine, Olivia Hoffman, Alana Inez, Wolfen de Castro, Javon Minter, Michael Nephew, Lamar Perry, Richard Perez, Opalanietet, Sheldon Raymore 

Through poetry, personal testimony, music, and movement, the impact of this gruesome event on our contemporary psyche as Americans will become apparent. Yet out of this tragedy, all of us as Americans, will realize the strength of our ancestors, the endurance of the human spirit, and the realization that no genocide can truly be successful.

Lost Voices 

An evening of two short plays directed by Jessi D. Hill
Wide Blossoms written by Elise Marenson
Vanishing Point written by Larissa FastHorse
Rachel Alt, Production Manager
Alex Haney, Stage Manager
Edward T. Morris, Set Designer
Miriam Nilofa Crow, Lighting Designer
Izzy Fields, Costume Designer
Emma Wilk, Sound Designer
Laura Rohrman, Publicist

Featuring Opalanietet, Kayla Jackmon, Kyle Leibovitch, Donna Couteau, Abbi Hawk, Thomas Muccioli

LOST VOICES, directed by Jessi D. Hill, is a combination of two gripping original short plays, WIDE BLOSSOMS by Elise Marenson and VANISHING POINT by Larissa FastHorse, that center around Hurricane Katrina's effect on two vibrant but marginalized communities in southern Louisiana.