Director’s Note
“There is so much to teach you. What I know was given to me for men and it is true and beautiful. Soon I shall be under the grass and it will be lost. You were sent to save it, and you must come back to that I can teach you.”
–Black Elk to John G. Neihardt at the conclusion of their first meeting.
I am proud of and interested in my Native American roots with the Zapotecs of Oaxaca, Mexico but, since I don’t live in Oaxaca, learning about my ancestry is difficult. Because Black Elk’s vision was saved, the history and experiences he lived through will be passed on to future generations. That vision is presented to you today in hopes that it will continue to live on, teach, and inspire.
| Cast | ||
| Clara Bittner-Rossmiller | Black Elk | |
| Naz Pahlavi | Yellow Woman | |
| Red Cloud | ||
| Second Brave | ||
| Katie Dahl | Little Crow | |
| Black Kettle | ||
| Indian Girl 2 | ||
| Amanda Hamlin | Crazy Horse | |
| Medicine Bottle | ||
| Katherine Crawford | Second Woman | |
| Tecumseh | ||
| First Brave | ||
| Magpie | ||
| Crazy Horse’s Mother | ||
| Catherine Hofler | Man Afraid of His Horses | |
| Indian Girl | ||
| First Woman | ||
| Roman Nose | ||
| Chief Tosawi | ||
| Wowinipa | ||
| Anatoliy Kats | Columbus | |
| William Bent | ||
| Major Anthony | ||
| General Sherman | ||
| Michael Treidl | Major Wynkoop | |
| Col. Carrington | ||
| Jon Ames | Andrew Jackson | |
| Commissioner Taylor | ||
| Sanborn | ||
| John Finerty | ||
| Josh Godick | Thomas Galbraith | |
| General Sheridan | ||
| Governor Evans | ||
| Kevin Haughwout | Andrew Myrick | |
| Col. Chivington | ||
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| Matt Park | Long Trader Sibley | |
| Lt. Cramer | ||
| Col. Maynadier | ||
| Diana Henderson | Drums | |
| Production Staff |
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| Director | Jesús Pantel | |
| Production Manager | Joslyn Erickson | |
| Technical Director | Rob Siemborski | |
| Stage Manager | Adam Greenberg | |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Theresa Lin | |
| Set Designer | Kevin Perry | |
| Lighting Designer | Diane Loviglio | |
| Sound Designer | Fred Merkle | |
| Master Carpenter | Shafeeq Sinnamohideen | |
| Assistant Master Carpenter | Matt Wood | |
| Master Electrician | Cheryl Platz | |
| Assistant Master Electrician | Gena Miler | |
| Paint Charge | Jairan Sadeghi | |
| Master Rigger | Matthew Theisz | |
| Costumer | Liz Pojanowski | |
| Public Relations | Mason Kincaid | |
| Build Crew | Josh Godick | |
| James Johnson | ||
| Anne Wooton | ||
| Luke | ||
| Electrics Crew | Katherine Crawford | |
| Michael Creegan | ||
| Adam Greenberg | ||
| Kevin Haughwout | ||
| Lakshmi Jayapalan | ||
| Matt Park | ||
| Adam Pennington | ||
| Matthew Theisz |