Rhiana Yazzie

Rhiana Yazzie’s work has been seen on stages from Alaska to Mexico with five new play productions across the US since 2008. She is a two-time winner of a Playwrights’ Center Jerome Playwriting Fellowship (2010/2011 & 2006/2007) and is a Playwrights’ Center Core Member. Recently, Rhiana was jointly commissioned by the Ashland Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the NY Public Theater to write a play for American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle. Her newest venture is the creation of New Native Theatre, in the Twin Cities, a company dedicated to telling Native American stories in a new way.