| march |
| wednesday |
7 @ 7:30 |
| friday |
9 @ 7:30 |
| sunday |
11 @ 2:00 |
| orpheum theater |
| sung in english with text projected above the stage |
| SPONSORED BY |
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| Wakonda’s Dream is about a contemporary Native American family, impacted by the historical events that occurred in Nebraska in 1879 that changed the legal status of American Indians to that of “human beings under the law” for the first time in U.S. history. The opera is the story of a mother, Delores, a father, Justin, and a son, Jason, struggling to find their place as American Indians in contemporary society. Young Jason“sees things, feels things, knows things,” which terrifies his mother. Proud of her Ponca past, Delores keeps the history of their people alive for her son. This only intensifies Jason’s ghostly connection to the long-dead Chief Standing Bear, whose legacy is revealed in a choral rendering of the famous 1879 trial. As Jason grows from childhood to manhood, Standing Bear remains his spiritual guide, while Jason’s dismissal of his Indian birthright leads to tragedy and, ultimately, redemption. |
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