FESTIVAL

Brandt, founder of CoNA and Denver actor/director Pamela Clifton.

e Shamas mother/daughter duo are longtime Littleton residents the Main Stage: a regional premier: “ e Inheiritance, parts 1 and 2” by Matthew Lopez, winner of the 2020 Tony for best play, directed by Bernie Cardell. Two tickets required: Part I will primarily play on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons; Part II will primarily play on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Mature audiences only. Vintage -

— and are Chickasaw tribe members, as is Laura Shamas.

Annawyn’s great-grandfather was Chickasaw, she says, and they and sister/playwright Laura have registered as members. is has been a major project for them and the theater-oriented family has been focused on Native eatre.org.

City Park Jazz

City Park Jazz sends a lineup for a 37th summer series at Denver’s City Park: June 4 to August 8. CityParkJazz.org.

Pastel workshop

“Abstracting from Nature in ese plays, which will have staged readings, were originally performed in Los Angeles at Native Voices at the Autry eater’s Annual Short Play Festival. ey are: “ e Origin of Law” by Diane Glancy (Cherokee), “Four Women in Red” by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw), “ e Tamale Man” and “Slow Your Roll,” by P.C. Verrone (Osage, Kiowa) and “Flight” by DeLanna Studi (Cherokee).

American writing for some time: attending performances and making contacts.

Native Voices at the Autry was founded in 1994 and is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations playwrights. ey are “moving, thought-provoking and humorous,” according to Shamas-Brandt, who sent out casting calls to the theater community. e festival coincides with Native American Sunday on April 23 at 5824 S. Datura St., Littleton. e church has lots of free parking.

Pastel” is artist Jane Shoenfeld’s two-day workshop, presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild on April 14 and 15 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Open to students of all levels of experience. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Cost: $80, members; $110 for non-members. Space for 20 students. See heritage-guild.com.

Actors/readers will have four rehearsals and will be paid, she said, happy that she had lled the roles when we spoke last week. Applicants sent a head shot, resume, short video and monologue. Rehearsal time will be brief, but the actors will read from the scripts, rather than performing in the round. It’s a pleasant prospect to have the opportunity to participate in new works and we hope this community will become involved.

Admission is free, and a free will o ering will be taken to bene t the United Methodist Native American Ministries.