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Writer/choreographer to present new play in Cherokee

A read-through of the new play “A Cherokee Family Reunion” will take place from 4-6 p.m. on April 13 at the Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee.

The Los Angeles writer and choreographer Larissa Fasthorse, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, wrote the play. Fasthorse grew up in South Dakota and began her career as a professional ballet dancer, however she always loved to write.

A published and produced playwright, Larissa is currently working on new plays for the Cherokee Historical Association, the Tony Award winning Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Cornerstone Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, and the Arizona Theatre Company.

Opening night for the new play “A Cherokee Family Reunion” will be on July 16.

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