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INDIAN PRINCESSES is based on a real-life Native American-themed father-daughter bonding program I participated in as a child (which still exists today under its new name––"Adventure Princesses"). In this play, 5 young girls of color and their white fathers go through a series of exercises and excursions meant to strengthen their bonds as fathers and daughters––but how can these men be protectors and...
INDIAN PRINCESSES is based on a real-life Native American-themed father-daughter bonding program I participated in as a child (which still exists today under its new name––"Adventure Princesses"). In this play, 5 young girls of color and their white fathers go through a series of exercises and excursions meant to strengthen their bonds as fathers and daughters––but how can these men be protectors and guides when they're incapable of discussing gender and race? The play explores cultural appropriation, "race-blind" spaces, loneliness, identity crises, internalized racism, financial anxiety, parenthood, and more, but at heart it's a joyful and comedic celebration of complicated identities, tricky conversations, and confusing expressions of love.