THROUGH COYOTE’S EYES:

A VISIT WITH ED EDMO

The first play I ever wrote won first place in 1984 at the One Act Play Play Festival at the Interstate Firehouse Theater.  In 1990, I wrote a second play, Raintree: The Play; it won a stage reading at the same theater.

In 1986, I narrated “Children of the Raven” for the Eugene Ballet Co.  I did two tours through the southwest, Montana, and Idaho, and in 1995 I did a world tour with “Children of the Raven.”  I also did “Through Coyote’s Eyes: A Visit with Ed Edmo in Sri Lanka, India, Jordan and Syria.

In 1994, I developed “Grandma Choke Cherry” at the Fishtrap Writing Workshop.  While touring “Through Coyote’s Eyes: A Visit with Ed Edmo” on the reservations, someone told me, “Why don’t you play an Indian woman?”  I was on tour with “Children of the Raven” in Montana, riding down those long straight roads and I wrote lines of monologue.

In 1995, I adapted the Klickitat legend, “The Bridge of the Gods” for the Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre in Vancouver, Washington, with a National Endowment for the Arts grant.  “Bridge” played to many welcoming school audiences.

I was contacted by the Environmental Services, City of Portland, to do a river show and wrote “Coyote Cleans the River,” performing with Isaac Trimble, an accomplished young flute player.  We played at community festivals around Portland with a small grant from the city.

In 1998, I did a revision of “Grandma Choke Cherry” for the People’s Center in Pablo, Montana, called “Grandma Remembers,” especially written about boarding school experiences.