Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Conceived and performed by Gloria Miguel, written by Gloria Miguel with Steve Elm
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Gloria Miguel’s humorous and poignant look at being an elder in her community and the treatment of elders in our society. Tu Tu Kapsus, a Kuna woman, comes down from the stars to land in the Brooklyn of the 1920’s. Through her journey, she rediscovers the influences that shaped her life and recounts stories of her daily life as a “senior” in our culture.
History of the Project
| April 9, 2011 | 9th Annual International Play Festival (Native American Theatre),Northern Ohio University |
| March 5 & 6, 2011 | Workshop Presentation, La MaMa E.T.C, New York City |
| June 2010 | Staged Reading, New York Theatre Workshop, New York City |
| December 2008 | Workshop Presentation at American Indian Community House, New York City |
| October 2008 | Story-ing the Human Being: Two Generations of Native Women on Stage, Toronto |
| February 2007 | The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. |