Blossom Johnson

Blossom Johnson

Blossom Johnson is a Diné playwright, screenwriter and dramaturg from Dził Yijin, Arizona. She is from the Yé’ii Dine’é Táchii’nii (Giant People) clan, and her maternal grandfather is from the Deeshchíí’nii (Start of the Red Streak People) clan.

Plays

  • K'é
    Four siblings attempt to save the forest from wood haulers while strange things begin to happen.
  • Our Legendary Mother
    June is a storyteller, a hoarder, photographer, archivist, weaver, pottery maker and a plant medicine extraordinaire battling stage four ovarian cancer who hopes to pass down knowledge to Sage before time runs out. Sage, a niece, helps June go through family heirlooms and artifacts to create a family archive. June slowly reveals the magical secrets she has been holding onto. Sage is eager to learn about the...
    June is a storyteller, a hoarder, photographer, archivist, weaver, pottery maker and a plant medicine extraordinaire battling stage four ovarian cancer who hopes to pass down knowledge to Sage before time runs out. Sage, a niece, helps June go through family heirlooms and artifacts to create a family archive. June slowly reveals the magical secrets she has been holding onto. Sage is eager to learn about the hidden magic of her family, but she is unable to unlock her gifts as she deny’s her fathers lineage. She must find a way to accept who she is to understand k’é, because k’é helps her understand how she fits in the universe.
  • A Boarding School Play
    Four high school girls are thrilled when their song’n’dance group has been selected to sing the Navajo National Anthem at the Winter Olympics in 2002. Bursting with excitement, hope, and confidence, the girls’ plans are upset when a teacher thinks one of them left a threatening voicemail. Jumping into action, they launch a plan to get rid of that teacher. Exuberant, sunny, and delightful, this boarding school...
    Four high school girls are thrilled when their song’n’dance group has been selected to sing the Navajo National Anthem at the Winter Olympics in 2002. Bursting with excitement, hope, and confidence, the girls’ plans are upset when a teacher thinks one of them left a threatening voicemail. Jumping into action, they launch a plan to get rid of that teacher. Exuberant, sunny, and delightful, this boarding school comedy celebrates the enthusiastic passions of young Native women.
  • monster SLAYer
    A family awaits the birth of twins as they mourn for a daughter and sister. Pregnant Isabella, an author, and her brother Jaiden, an artist, conjure sacred beings Spider Woman and Horned Toad as they create a superhero comic to process their grief.
  • Riley and Wren against the Book Thief
    A sweet tale of avid readers and a very hungry book worm.

    This play was written as part of Pillsbury House & Theatre's Chicago Avenue Project.
  • ayóó’áníínísh’ní
    Three teens have a shared love of the boy band BTS and piccadilly (snow cones topped with pickles and Kool-Aid), so they attempt to create a unique recipe for a Fancy Diné Piccadilly in the hopes of raising enough funds to buy concert tickets.
  • Red Running Into Water
    Red Running into Water follows the story of Nana Blackrock, a 22 year old Navajo woman who refuses to be a statistic. Nana and the women of her family in the Red Running in the Water clan reclaim their humanity and learn the meaning of Walking in Beauty, the core to the Navajo belief system.