OPEN EYE MAINSTAGE

Hosted by Kevin Kling
November 17 - 20, 2022

Hosted by MPR's Kevin Kling, internationally-revered storyteller Dovie Thomason "beams down" for a stellar night reflecting on traditional star stories from her father, growing up during the first “Space Race,” falling in love with Forbidden Planet, robots and sci-fi, working with NASA, and the vital place for “Indigenous Science” (also called Indigenous Knowledge Systems) and storytelling in relation to science and technology. Linger for an 'after-glow' Q&A with Dovie, Kevin, and special guests following each performance.

  • TICKETS

    $22 – General Admission
    $15 – Students
    $10 – Economic Accessibility

    AGE RECOMMENDATION: 14 and up

  • PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

    Thursday, Nov. 17, 7:30pm SOLD OUT
    A reception will follow the opening night show with refreshments prepared with recipes from The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen.

    Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30pm
    Q&A with Dovie, Kevin, and special guests after the performance.

    Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30pm SOLD OUT
    Special guest Pebaami-bines (Dennis Jones), Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies, Bemidji State University, in conversation with Dovie and Kevin on Indigenous lore and cosmology.

    Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:00pm
    Q&A with Dovie, Kevin, and special guests after the performance.

    RUN TIME: 60 minutes

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Contact Open Eye at boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 for accessibility information and requests.

  • COVID PRECAUTIONS

    For the safety and peace of mind of our audience members, artists, and staff, Open Eye Theatre requires that audience members and staff wear face masks in the theatre. Masks must securely cover the nose and mouth and will be made available for those who arrive without them. Proof of vaccination is not required at this time. Open Eye bases our COVID-19 policies on the most recent CDC information. We greatly appreciate your compliance with this policy and thank you for helping to ensure that the show will go on!

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“In the past twenty years, I have been braiding original stories shaped by our oral tradition, unspoken stories, erased histories, and imagined futures in hopes of using storytelling as it’s always been used—to show us ways of Being and being together in good relation on this great, spinning star we call Mother.”

- Dovie Thomason

“Like an Indigenous Virgil, Dovie guides us through the wonders of outer and inner space. A master of humor and heart she gives us, and our blue orb, a place among the stars. In a world where science fiction becomes science maybe, a Forbidden Planet is simply a misunderstood planet. My 2022 mail-in vote to command the Millennium Falcon, Enterprise and Serenity goes to Dovie Thomason.”

- Kevin Kling

About the Artists

Dovie Thomason, of Lakota, Plains Apache, and Scottish Traveller descent, draws on her mixed background in her work. Her storytelling has been featured at the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of the American Indian, London’s Barbican, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and storytelling festivals from Tennessee to Estonia. She has done narrations for the BBC, NPR, PBS, Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE, and the National Park Service, including the Emmy-winning documentary, “Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War.”

A high school teacher and professor in a past life, Thomason is an NEA and Arts International recipient, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers’ Traditional Storyteller of the Year, and was honored with the National Storytelling Network’s 2007 Circle of Excellence Award. "For nearly four decades, my work has been the preservation and continuation of Native cultural arts, using the traditional art of storytelling. 

A long-time performer at Open Eye, Kevin Kling is known for his hilarious recounts of true events on NPR's All Things Considered. Kling's autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota, and eating things before knowing what they are. He has performed regularly at Open Eye, including GREATEST HITS & JUICY BITS, CHICKEN SHIP, TENDER MERCIES, FOUR DIRECTIONS, and many more. Read more about Kevin at kevinkling.com.

 
 

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506 E. 24th Street
Minneapolis, MN

Free parking is available in the lot on the southeast corner of 24th Street and Portland Avenue, courtesy of Lutheran Social Services.

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.