Native Voices Presents 27th Festival of New Plays

Tyler Cook sprouted as a beautiful turnip in Northern California. He eventually grew a head, arms, etc. (you get the idea). After all that, he appeared in a beautiful production of The Bird House at Native Voices. His TV credits include Austin & Ally , Shameless , American Horror Story , and Modern Family . He’d like to thank his mentor Rick Walters for the years of guidance and support and is also grateful to be playing with Native Voices again. Cook is currently working on a show in Montana as John Colter. https://www.imdb.com/name/ nm2593386/ Rainbow Dickerson (Thai/Rappahannock) trained in London and New York City. The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival Rising Star and 2021 Vancouver Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for her work in the feature Beans , and is currently an ABC/Disney Discovers talent showcase recipient. Other selected credits include Chicago Fire , Gone , Banshee , work on Broadway, with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Repertory Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Yale Rep, and many others. Lauren Fisher is a passionate theatre maker in Chicago who also serves as executive director of Silent Theatre Company. She also happens to be the very proud wife of the playwright of K'kali . In addition to making theatre together, the couple made a beautiful pandemic baby (Tali North), who just turned one. Fisher is thrilled to be a part of this festival. Jen Olivares (Acjachemen, Juaneño Band of Mission Indians) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, creative director, and choreographer. Her work as an actor spans Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory Theater, and national touring companies. Olivares is working on several new Native works, including Molly Spotted Elk , A Penobscot in Paris with Penobscot Theatre in Maine and her play Denny’s Diner with Red Eagle Soaring, a Seattle-based Native youth theatre nonprofit. Her weekly podcast, The Overflow , critically examines modern wellness culture from the BIPOC artist’s perspective. @jenolivares_