ACCLAIMED STORYTELLER DOVIE THOMASON SHARES HER NATIVE CULTURE WITH ELEGANCE, SLY WIT, AND PASSION

Hosted by Kevin Kling

Storyteller and activist Dovie Thomason uses her indigenous ancestry to weave an epic story that deconstructs the phenomenon of Buffalo Bill Cody’s 1880s “Wild West” spectacle, which depicted Indians, buffalo, and horses, pursued by cowboys, cavalry and publicists seeking a “New World to conquer.” Over a century later, Thomason upgrades Cody’s so-called "history lesson" in her insightful, wise and unsparing performance, reframing this narrative through Native experience.

Tickets: $22 general admission; $15 students

More information and tickets: http://www.openeyetheatre.org/how-the-wild-west-was-spun