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SUMMARY:Native Voices’ 31st Festival of New Plays
DESCRIPTION:La Jolla Playhouse proudly partners with Native Voices for the 31st Festival of New Plays\, showcasing powerful new works by Indigenous playwrights. Featuring A Century of Sparrows by Sierra Rosetta and Pigeon/Thunderbird by Dillon Chitto\, the festival explores family\, identity\, and the cycles we inherit or break. Join us for an evening of heartfelt stories that celebrate Native voices and the many forms of family. \nSunday\, Aug 10\, 11:00 am\nTheodore and Adele Shank Theatre\nat La Jolla Playhouse\nFree to attend; RSVP required\nLimit 2 tickets per order
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CATEGORIES:Spoken Word / Literature,Theatre
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SUMMARY:2025 Staged Reading Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Staged Reading Festival returns for its second annual celebration of bold\, original storytelling! This year\, we’re proud to present nine compelling new works in staged reading format – each selected from an impressive pool of 292 submissions. These pieces stood out for their unique voices\, powerful themes\, and potential to spark conversation and connection. Organized by the Dorris Staples Theatrical Conservatory apprentices\, this festival is a hub for community\, diversity\, and belonging. Join us in this exciting and new format of our annual festival! Stay tuned for upcoming ticket sales and day-of programming!​​ \nSATURDAY\, AUGUST 16TH 2025 | ALL DAY EVENT\nThe Grand | Ritz Theatre\n301 E Grand Ave\, Escondido\, CA  92025
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SUMMARY:Shuuluk Wechuwvi – Where Lightning Was Born
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in elder wisdom\, creation story\, and cultural continuity\, Shuuluk Wechuwvi – Where Lightning Was Born\, presented by the Eyaay Ahuun Foundation\, emerges as a radiant act of resistance and remembrance. This project—part of the KNAPP-Tijuana and Otay River Valley revitalization effort—confronts the decades-long degradation of a region strained by environmental injustice\, economic disinvestment\, and fractured planning. The area continues to suffer from rampant pollution and an unresolved sewage crisis—a crisis exacerbated by cross-border eco-mismanagement and inadequate infrastructure. Despite ongoing negotiations\, binational planning often offers patchwork remedies to what is\, at its core\, a profound public health and ecological emergency. Shuuluk Wechuwvi responds to this crisis not with despair\, but with story. Through the mediums of live performance and visual narrative\, this play and comic seek to illuminate pathways toward collective healing and ecological repair. It is a love letter to the land and the people who refuse to let it be forgotten—calling forth a shared vision that is grounded in culture\, responsive to community\, and brave enough to demand more than short-term solutions. This is not just art—it is a call to action\, a reclamation of narrative\, and a step toward a truly binational\, community-rooted future.\n\n\n\nSpark Studio Soundstage\n8283 Ronson Road\nSan Diego\, CA 92111\nDate & Times:\nAugust 23rd\, 2025\nTwo Showings: 1pm and 5pm
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