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For Immediate Release
February 16, 2007
Contact: Theatre13, Rebecca Brown Adelman, 303.931.8828 or
rbrown@ad.colorado.edu
Theatre13 presents the world premiere of "My Life is My Sun Dance"
written by Leonard Peltier with Harvey Arden
Run dates: March 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and April
1st
Times: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Sundays
at
3:30 p.m.
$25 general admission, $10 Sunday matinee
Thursday night performances are buy one ticket get one free
Tickets can be purchased online, www.bmoca.org, at the museum, or by
calling, 303.443.2122
Boulder, Colo.- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Theatre13, and
Warrior
Artists Productions are proud to present the world premiere of the
staged
adaptation of "Prison Writings: My Life is My Sun Dance" written by
imprisoned human rights activist Leonard Peltier with Harvey Arden.
Convicted of murder in 1976, Peltier has been incarcerated for
thirty-one
years. Many believe that he was unjustly convicted and unfairly
imprisoned.
In 1999 he published "Prison Writings" a collection of essays, poetry
and
reflections on more than thirty years of activism from behind prison
walls.
Peltier's play is a deeply moving account of one man's struggle to
survive
prison life while working for healing, forgiveness and fair treatment
within
an inherently flawed justice system.
Numerous peace activists, Nobel Prize Laureates, celebrities, scholars,
legal experts and organizations continue to call for Peltier's
immediate
release. Among them, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rev. Desmond Tutu,
the
late Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Robert Redford, Rev. Jessie
Jackson, and
Coretta Scott King. This list is but a fraction of those who continue
to
advocate for Peltier's release.
"His case is perhaps the prime example of the American government's
continuing failure to resolve its longstanding mistreatment of Native
America," says Theatre13's co-managing director Judson Webb. Webb and
Paul
Soderman of Warrior Artists, the producers of "My Life Is My Sun
Dance," say
they are compelled to give voice to the story of this man's struggle to
serve his people. "Our hope is that the U.S. government will take
responsibility for its mistakes and be the government we expect it to
be, a
government that seeks justice rather than vengeance," says Webb.
The show will open on March 15, 2007 at 7 p.m. at BMoCA, 1750 13th
Street.
Performances will run March 15,16,17,18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and
April 1. There will be no preview. The Sunday performances will be
matinees
with curtain at 3:30 p.m. Ticket prices will be general admission
$25.00.
Thursday ticket prices are two for one with curtain at 7:00 p.m. Friday
and
Saturday shows are at 8:00 p.m. All Sunday matinees are $10.00.
Theatre13
will host a closing reception on Sunday, April 1 immediately following
the
final performance.
Doug Foote, who plays Peltier, dances for the sheer joy of the dance.
His
Lakota tribal name is Wiyaka Waste (pronounced Wee-ah-kah Wash-tay),
translated as "Beautiful Feather." Raised on Standing Rock Indian
Reservation-home to Sitting Bull-Foote is a fluent speaker of the
Lakota
language, a champion Fancy Dancer and master Native singer. He served
in the
US Army Reserve completing two tours in Iraq during 2003 and 2004.
Doug now
attends Red Rocks Community College, working towards a degree in
counseling.
"I believe in peace and intend to promote peace and unity with all
people. I
live to be a loving father to my children and a good and loving man to
others. This is how I was raised and is what I believe in. Through our
Lakota ways I believe in me and in life. Mitakue Oyasin."
"My Life is My Sun Dance" is directed by Cathie Quigley-Soderman. She
graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and in 1990
completed her MFA in directing at Columbia University Graduate School
of the
Arts. She then went on to direct classical and new plays in theaters
throughout New York City, followed by several years working in the Los
Angeles film industry, assisting Warner Brothers' director Richard
Donner.
Quigley-Soderman also has written four original screenplays.
Quigley-Soderman, along with her husband Paul, are co-founders of
Warrior
Artists Productions, a comprehensive production company and record
label
dedicated to discovering, developing and producing audio recordings and
documentary style films of gifted musicians who are recovering from
alcoholism. All profits from the performances will go to the Leonard
Peltier
Defense Committee.
Theatre13, dedicated to the spirit of collaboration, is committed to an
ever-deepening exploration of the theatrical experience. We seek to
engage
and inspire the audience, provide a nurturing home for artists, and
contribute a stylistically diverse body of contemporary and original
work.
For a complete biography on members of Theatre13, please visit the
museum
website, www.bmoca.org
The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is a dynamic venue dedicated to
the
presentation of significant art of our time. Through an innovative
program
of regional, national and international exhibition and performance, the
museum inspires and educates its communities and visitors from around
the
world to explore the forefront and evolution of contemporary art.
The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 1750 13th Street
in
downtown Boulder,
Colorado. Museum hours starting February are Tuesday through Saturday,
11am
to 5pm; Sunday noon to 3pm; closed Monday. Regular museum admission is
$5
for adults; $4 for students and seniors. Free to museum members and
children under 12.
Tickets for "Prison Writings" can be purchased online at www.bmoca.org
<http://www.bmoca.org/> , at the museum, or by calling 303.443.2122.
More
information about Theatre13 and their season two performances can be
found
on the museum's website, www.bmoca.org.
For additional information, photo and interview opportunities please
contact
Rebecca Brown Adelman, 303.931.8828.
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Website: www.leonardpeltier.net <http://www.leonardpeltier.net/>
Email: info@leonardpeltier.net
Phone: 915 - 533-6655
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