Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company

Launched in 2010, the Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company’s annual Native American New Play Festival is a one-of-a-kind event in the region, and has since become a major national showcase for the production of new Native American plays. Oklahoma City Theatre Company, where the festival began, initiated the festival during the 2009-2010 season to expand the company’s artistic mission by bringing voice to the ethnic and cultural landscape of the Native American community in Oklahoma. This expanded mission envisioned creating an artistic home for Native artists who are frequently overlooked by mainstream venues. August 2018, the Native American New Play Festival became the centerpiece of the newly formed Oklahoma Indigenous Theatre Company, a significant site for the annual performance and production of new Native American plays with Native artists. No other mainstream theatre in this region develops and produces new work written and performed by Native voices.