EMBERS Festival

About the Event

Native Voices is thrilled to bring back our Young Native Playwrights program for a second year! Many Native stories recount how their tribe received the First Fire. While our stories differ from Nation to Nation and region to region, one detail remains the same: there have always been people who have carried the embers of the First Fire with them, lighting future fires and ensuring the First Fire would always be with us. We believe our youth are the EMBERS, the next generation of storytellers and leaders that will light fires for future generations. In the spring, Native youth across Turtle Island will participate in our eight-week playwriting course to nourish, elevate, and amplify their voices. Classes will culminate with their 10-minute plays being performed onstage and streamed live so that audiences from around the world can witness the creative imaginings of these Native youth.