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Onstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast#191: Laura Shamas / Harriette FelizOur guests are playwright Laura Shamas and multidisciplinary artist Harriette Feliz, who are here to talk about Laura's play “Four Women in Red” which recently finished a run at the Victory Theatre in Burbank, CA. Harriette is one of the four cast members. “Four Women in Red” addresses the ongoing epidemic of violence against Native American women. Some of the material in this podcast may be unsettling to some audience members.
"Four Women in Red" review
Dept. of Interior - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
Dept. of Interior - Not Invisible Act Commission
2025-06-0150 minOnstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast#191: Laura Shamas / Harriette FelizOur guests are playwright Laura Shamas and multidisciplinary artist Harriette Feliz, who are here to talk about Laura's play “Four Women in Red” which recently finished a run at the Victory Theatre in Burbank, CA. Harriette is one of the four cast members. “Four Women in Red” addresses the ongoing epidemic of violence against Native American women. Some of the material in this podcast may be unsettling to some audience members.
"Four Women in Red" review
Dept. of Interior - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
Dept. of Interior - Not Invisible Act Commission
2025-06-0150 min
Native America CallingThursday, March 6, 2025 – The ongoing push for MMIP action and awarenessA play in Burbank, Calif. exposes the frustrations Native Americans often express about the ongoing tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). The largely Native production, Four Women In Red, portrays a group of women who learn they’re largely alone in finding out information about missing loved ones. The play comes at a time of job cuts for Department of Interior officials and federal law enforcement officers. At the same time, the Trump Administration announced new efforts to identify remains of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and reunite them with their families. Some states, including New Mexico, ar...
2025-03-0655 minNative America CallingThursday, March 6, 2025 – The ongoing push for MMIP action and awarenessA play in Burbank, Calif. exposes the frustrations Native Americans often express about the ongoing tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). The largely Native production, Four Women In Red, portrays a group of women who learn they’re largely alone in finding out information about missing loved ones. The play comes at a time of job cuts for Department of Interior officials and federal law enforcement officers. At the same time, the Trump Administration announced new efforts to identify remains of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and reunite them with their families. Some states, including New Mexico, ar...
2025-03-0655 min
Sheela Na Gig Podcast4 Women In Red / An interview with Jeanette Harrison and Jehnean WashingtonSomeone knows. Somewhere. The Victory Theatre Center presents the world premiere of Four Women in Red, a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) and directed by Jeanette Harrison (Onondaga). April & I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing director, Jeanette Harrison and starring actor, Jehnean Washington to talk about this provocative & important play that addresses the epidemic of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW.) Across the United States and Canada, Native Women and girls are being taken or murdered at a unrelenting and startling rate. For Native Americans, this adds one more layer of trauma upon existing wounds...
2025-01-2436 min
American Indian AirwavesSacred Stage: Talks with Native Playwrights and Artist with Laura ShamasThe interview with today’s guest, Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) on her world premiere play Four Women in Red happened several days before the Los Angeles Fires (i.e., Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Kenneth Fire, and the Hurst Fire). The play was originally scheduled to premiere on January 17th, 2025, at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, California where performances were supposed to continue through February 23.
As of January 11th, 2025, the Victory Theater Center announced that “With members of the cast, creative team and audience impacted by the wildfires, The Victory Theatre Center has canceled the previously announced January 17 opening of Four...
2025-01-1258 min
American Indian AirwavesSacred Stage: Talks with Native Playwrights and Artist with Laura ShamasThe interview with today’s guest, Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) on her world premiere play Four Women in Red happened several days before the Los Angeles Fires (i.e., Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Kenneth Fire, and the Hurst Fire). The play was originally scheduled to premiere on January 17th, 2025, at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, California where performances were supposed to continue through February 23. As of January 11th, 2025, the Victory Theater Center announced that “With members of the cast, creative team and audience impacted by the wildfires, The Victory Theatre Center has canceled the previously announced January 17 opening of Four...
2025-01-1258 min
James Elden's Playwright's SpotlightCapturing the Audience, Archetypes & Character Flaws, and Being Done When You're Dead - Playwright's Spotlight with Laura Annawyn ShamasSend us a textHappy New Year! It's amazing how things come full circle. After having Steven Dietz' wife, Allison Gregory, on last episode, we were privileged enough to have Laura Annawyn Shamas on Playwright's Spotlight, who happened to work them both in Minneapolis at The Playwright's Center. In this episode, Laura and I discuss a playwright's involvement in a piece, tech and costume "covers" (a term I just learned), "fourth" grade playwriting, inspirations, what makes a great director, and structure and staging. We also delve into approaching character and the symbology of names, virtual th...
2025-01-071h 00
Anti-Heroine, Season 1White DressA bride-on-the-run won't budge from a park bench a photographer needs to shoot for his book. Their chance encounter leaves an impact on both of them.
Written by LAURA SHAMAS
Produced by GEORGE SAPIO
Edited by LAURIE LAMSON
CAST
Terry SIOUXSIE EASTER
Ben MIKE DAVIE
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2023-03-0808 min
FilamentLights Up! 2022: Episode 2Lights Up! 2022: Episode 2 Filament is produced by City Lights Theater Company.Music, Editing, and Sound Design by George Psarras, featuring guitars by Paul Psarras.Directing for this episode by Melinda Marks. Amelia, Still was written and performed by Allie Costa It's Time to Come Out Now by Guy R. NewshamVoice acting provided by: Arcadia Conrad as Robbie Kyle Smith as Sam Viewer Discretion Advised by Alethea Shirilan-HowlettVoice acting provided by: Nita Duarte Lambert as Mom Skyler Riordan as Jason Kyle Smith as...
2022-08-3154 min
Onstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast#131: Play reading - White Dress / Laura ShamasPlaywright, writer (stage, screen, prose, non-fiction), theater artist. All Ben needs are a few pictures of a bench, but there's an obstacle: A runaway bride in need of assistance! Plus an interview with the playwright!
2020-07-0135 minOnstage/Offstage Theatre Podcast#131: Play reading - White Dress / Laura ShamasPlaywright, writer (stage, screen, prose, non-fiction), theater artist. All Ben needs are a few pictures of a bench, but there's an obstacle: A runaway bride in need of assistance! Plus an interview with the playwright!
2020-07-0135 min