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Vera Starbard

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Vera Starbard in 2018

Vera Starbard (born 1982) is an Alaska Native editor and playwright. She is a Tlingit / Dena?ina woman born in Craig, Alaska, graduating from East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2016, she was named Playwright-in-Residence at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas, Alaska. [1] [2] Her residency was renewed for Cohort 3: 2019?2022. [3] She has written several episodes of the Molly of Denali animated children's program airing on PBS KIDS. [4] She is the editor of First Alaskans magazine. Vera is currently a staff writer for Alaska Daily.

Recognition [ edit ]

  • Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in 2009 and Alaska Literary Award [5]
  • She received a New York Stage And Film NEXUS grant in 2021 [6]

Plays [ edit ]

  • Native Pride (and Prejudice)
  • Fog Woman [7]
  • Our Voices Will Be Heard performed 2016; published 2017; radio adaptation broadcast 2018 [8] [9] [10]
  • Devilfish (2019) [11]
  • A Tlingit Christmas Carol (2020) [12]

Episodes [ edit ]

Molly of Denali aired on PBS Kids:

  • "New Nivagi"", aired August, 19 2019
  • "Turn on the Northern Lights", aired October 7, 2019
  • "Canoe Journey", aired May 29, 2020
  • "Eagle Tale", aired December 9, 2020

Alaska Daily aired on ABC:

  • "Most reckless thing I've ever done", aired March 30, 2023

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (5 April 2016). "The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and HowlRound Announce $5.58 Million in Grants through the National Playwright Residency Program" . The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . Retrieved 27 February 2021 .
  2. ^ "Alaska Native playwright Vera Starbard wins three-year writing residency" . Juneau Empire . 13 April 2016 . Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
  3. ^ "National Playwright Residency Program" . HowlRound Theatre Commons . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
  4. ^ Hohenstatt, Ben (9 August 2019). " 'Molly of Denali' drums up fun, cultural pride" . Peninsula Clarion . Retrieved 19 March 2021 .
  5. ^ "Vera Starbard (Tlingit/Dena'ina)" . HowlRound Theatre Commons .
  6. ^ BWW News Desk. "New York Stage and Film Announces NEXUS Initiative Artist Grants" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 13 March 2021 .
  7. ^ "Vera Starbard | New Play Exchange" . newplayexchange.org . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
  8. ^ Kirsch, Geoff. "Raising Voices" . The Anchorage Press . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
  9. ^ "Our Voices Will Be Heard" . KBOO . 23 June 2018 . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
  10. ^ Uno, Roberta, ed. (2018). Contemporary plays by women of color: an anthology (Second ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN   9781138189461 .
  11. ^ Hohenstatt, Ben (26 September 2019). "Theater Review: 'Devilfish' is a hell of a play" . Juneau Empire . Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
  12. ^ Crouse, Tripp J.; Anchorage, KNBA- (8 December 2020). "Alaska Indigenous theater production transforms classic holiday tale in 'Tlingit Christmas Carol' " . Alaska Public Media . Retrieved 13 March 2021 .