“Pure Native” Premieres Tonight at The Autry in Los Angeles

Native Voices Presents the World Premiere of Pure Native
By Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora)
Directed by Randy Reinholz (Choctaw)
March 8–24, 2019

Published March 8, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Pure Native (workshopped as Corn Soup) by Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora) premieres tonight at The Autry in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8, 2019.

The play deals with Brewster White returning to the reservation, with a plan to convince the tribal council and clan mothers to lease “Rez” water rights to a large food conglomerate that wants to sell Pure Native bottled water. The only problem is his close friends and family aren’t on board, and his old love Connie is fiercely opposed. Will the community vote to change their recipe for traditional life with a proposal to bring hundreds of jobs to the Rez if it risks dramatically changing their daily lives? Or will they hang on to tradition?

SPECIAL EVENTS

Opening Night
Friday, March 8, 8:00 p.m.

A reception with the cast and crew follows the Opening Night performance.

Talk-Back With the Playwright
Saturday, March 9, 2:00 p.m.

Following the matinee performance, Artistic Director Randy Reinholz (Choctaw) and playwright Vickie Ramirez (Tuscarora) will discuss the genesis of Pure Native and their processes for writing and producing new plays.

Student Matinees
Friday, March 15, and Friday, March 22, 11:00 a.m.

TICKETS
Tickets for Pure Native are $10 for Autry members; $25 for nonmembers; and $15 for students, seniors (60+), and military. Preview tickets are free for Autry Members; $15 for nonmembers; and $10 for students, seniors (60+), and military. Student matinee prices are $2 per student. Performances take place at the Wells Fargo Theater, located at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027. For reservations and additional information, please visit TheAutry.org/NativeVoices.