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May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Relatives (#MMIW #MMIR). As part of national efforts to bring attention to the crisis of violence facing
Indigenous people, Native Theater Project is amplifying theatre work that sheds light on this crisis.
May 5, 2026
I is for Invisible by DeLanna Studi (Cherokee)
A staged reading with Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE).
In this award-winning play, one family searches for a missing loved one, despite apathy from law enforcement.
NTP is spearheading readings of MMIR plays at theaters across the country.
How can i get involved?
Theaters
Join us in the MMIR National Festival! New Play Exchange has a curated list of plays for National Day of Awareness for MMIR.
Producers
Sign up by August 31 to join the Inaugural Cohort of Theaters. More details available at our FAQ or by contacting ntp@bagnbaggage.org.
More Upcoming
Antíkoni by Beth Piatote
Beth Piatote’s Antíkoni is a bold and urgent reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone, framed through a Native American perspective and set within a museum filled with Indigenous belongings. In a near-future world where Nationalists have seized power, a Nez Perce family is caught between the demands of modern survival and the sacred traditions they are determined to uphold. At the heart of the conflict is Kreon, a Native museum curator who complies with the new regime to protect his position, and Antikoni, who refuses to let go of her people’s truth—risking everything to honor what is sacred. This co-production with Native Theater Project is an investigation of resistance, ethical duty, and the enduring struggle to protect history, identity, and sovereignty.
AUDITIONS: Oct. 21, 2025
SHOW: June 5-26, 2026
FreeWrite 40: NExt session in september
Arts Learning Project for Native Youth
Annual summer Native Performing Arts Camp for 7th – 12th graders, held on a different college campus each year.
- 2025 Camp: July 28 – August 1 Registration closed
- Coming in Spring 2026: Set Design & Construction with Tyler Buswell
ABOUT
Native Theater Project (NTP) develops and collaboratively produces plays by Native playwrights, and hires Native artists to tell those stories. NTP partners with tribal nations, community organizations, and other theaters to offer career development, leadership, and performing arts education programs.
About Bag&Baggage and NTP:
To achieve Bag&Baggage’s mission to expand the cannon, we will work in meaningful relationships with Native artists and Native communities. Native Theater Project is our ambitious partnership to begin doing just that! As a starting point, Bag&Baggage is committed to producing two plays by Native writers, and hiring Native artists in leadership positions, beginning with the world premiere of Diné Nishłį (i am a sacred being) Or, A Boarding School Play, continuing with Antíkoni.
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Co-Commissioning Program
Details coming soon! Contact us if your theater wants to collaborate in getting more Native work on stage.
Native Leadership Development Program
Funders welcome! Contact B&B Development Manager Barry Carman at barry@bagnbaggage.org!