Vera Starbard
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Vera Starbard (born 1982) is an Alaska Native editor and playwright. She is a Tlingit/Denaʼaina woman born in Craig, Alaska, graduating from East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2016, she was named Playwright-in-Residence at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas, Alaska.[1][2] Her residency was renewed for Cohort 3: 2019–2022.[3] She has written several episodes of the Molly of Denali animated children’s program airing on PBS KIDS.[4] She is the editor of the “First Alaskans” magazine. Vera is currently a staff writer for Alaska Daily.
Recognition
- ʼʼRasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in 2009 and Alaska Literary Awardʼʼ[5]
- ʼʼShe received a New York Stage And Film NEXUS grant in 2021ʼʼ[6]
Plays
- Native Pride (and Prejudice)
- Fog Woman[7]
- Our Voices Will Be Heard performed 2016; published 2017; radio adaptation broadcast 2018[8][9][10]
- Devilfish (2019)[11]
- A Tlingit Christmas Carol (2020)[12]
Episodes
“Molly of Denali” aired on PBS Kids:
- ʼʼNew Nivagi, aired August 19, 2019ʼʼ
- ʼʼTurn on the Northern Lights, aired October 7, 2019ʼʼ
- ʼʼCanoe Journey, aired May 29, 2020ʼʼ
- ʼʼEagle Tale, aired December 9, 2020ʼʼ
“Alaska Daily” aired on ABC:
- “Most reckless thing I’ve ever done, aired March 30, 2023”
References
- ^ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (5 April 2016). "The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and HowlRound Announce $5.58 Million in Grants through the National Playwright Residency Program". The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Alaska Native playwright Vera Starbard wins three-year writing residency". Juneau Empire. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "National Playwright Residency Program". HowlRound Theatre Commons. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Hohenstatt, Ben (9 August 2019). "'Molly of Denali' drums up fun, cultural pride". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Vera Starbard (Tlingit/Dena'ina)". HowlRound Theatre Commons.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "New York Stage and Film Announces NEXUS Initiative Artist Grants". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Vera Starbard | New Play Exchange". newplayexchange.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Kirsch, Geoff. "Raising Voices". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Our Voices Will Be Heard". KBOO. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Uno, Roberta, ed. (2018). Contemporary plays by women of color: an anthology (Second ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 9781138189461.
- ^ Hohenstatt, Ben (26 September 2019). "Theater Review: 'Devilfish' is a hell of a play". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Crouse, Tripp J.; Anchorage, KNBA- (8 December 2020). "Alaska Indigenous theater production transforms classic holiday tale in 'Tlingit Christmas Carol'". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 13 March 2021.