The Native Joy Play Festival: A Celebration of Indigenous Creativity and Community March 27 and 28

A two-day, community-centered celebration of contemporary Indigenous storytelling and performance, taking place at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

This public festival uplifts Native joy, humor, resilience, and creative brilliance by presenting new short plays by Indigenous playwrights and staging them with Indigenous and BIPOC actors.

Produced by SAROS field/works and directed by Ernest Briggs, this festival will share performance, community conversations, workshops, and food, inviting intergenerational audiences into a creative space where Indigenous narratives are honored and celebrated.

• Date: Saturday, March 28

• Time: 7 p.m.

• Location: Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave

This Cultural Districts Art Fund program activity is funded in part, by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Department in the City of Minneapolis.