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Between Two Knees
A Co-Production with Seattle Rep In Association with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale Repertory Theatre
By the 1491s
Directed by Eric Ting
JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Venue Matthews Theater
Run Time 2 hours including a 15-minute intermission
Advisory Parental discretion is advised for strong language and themes. AGES 15+
Advisory This production contains theatrical haze and strobe light effects.
American Sign Language Accessibility Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00PM. To select the best seats for ASL access, please contact Patron Services at 609-258-2787, Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00PM - 6:00PM.
Audio Described and Open Caption Accessibility Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 2:00PM. To select the best seats for Open Caption access please contact Patron Services at 609-258-2787, Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00PM - 6:00PM.
OVERVIEW
An uproariously funny and irreverent comedy that cranks the jokes out at a fast and furious pace. You have to see it for yourself!
The Siskiyou Daily News
Between Two Knees is an outrageously funny and wickedly subversive intergenerational tale of familial love, loss, and connection. This first play by the acclaimed intertribal sketch comedy troupe the 1491s fractures traditional narratives of the United States through the lens of the Native American experience. Smashing through where most textbooks stop teaching Native history—the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee—Between Two Knees take us from the forced re-education at Indian boarding schools, through World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, the 1973 takeover at Wounded Knee, and maybe even breaks time itself. Did we mention it’s outrageously funny and wickedly subversive?
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CALENDAR
Creative
Directed By
Playwrights
CAST
Older Irma/Ensemble
Ensemble
Young Isaiah/Eddie/Ensemble
Larry
Young Irma/Irene/Ensemble
Older Isaiah/Ensemble
Ensemble
William/Ensemble
Understudy
Understudy for Larry/Ensemble
Understudy for Older Isaiah/Ensemble
Understudy for Young Isaiah/Eddie/Larry/William/Ensemble
Understudy for Young Irma/Irene/Ensemble
CREATIVE TEAM & STAFF
The 1491s
Playwrights
Eric Ting
Director
Ty Defoe
Choreographer
Julie Felise Dubiner
Dramaturg
R. Réal Vargas Alanis
Associate Director
Regina Garcia
Scenic Designer
Lux Haac
Costume Designer
Elizabeth Harper
Lighting Designer
Jake Rodriguez
Sound Designer
Shawn Duan
Projection Designer
Younghawk Bautista
Wig & Hair Designer
Rod Kinter
Fight Director
Kelsey Rainwater
Intimacy Director
Liz Hayes
Vocal Coach
Amanda Nita Luke-Sayed
Production Stage Manager
Lindsay Mummert
Associate Scenic Designer
Lindsay Mummert
Associate Scenic Designer
Sonia Alvarez
Associate Costume Designer
Emily Duncan Wilson
Associate Sound Designer
Maxwell Bowman
Associate Projection Designer
Kevin Jinghong Zhu
Assistant Stage Manager
Alexandria Griner
Production Assistant
Becca Grady
Company Manager
Jackie Wright-Polk
Company Management Assistant
Gina Pisasale
Director of Equity & Organizational Culture
Nicole Watson
Associate Artistic Director
Cory Dunn
Artistic Line Producer
Alex Montoya
Assistant Producer
Paula Alekson
Artistic Engagement Manager
VIDEOS & PHOTOS

Cast members in a scene from BETWEEN TWO KNEES by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

Derek Garza and Shyla Lefner in BETWEEN TWO KNEES by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Justin Gauthier in BETWEEN TWO KNEES by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

Shyla Lefner and Edward Astor Chin in Between Two Knees by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

Justin Gauthier in BETWEEN TWO KNEES by The 1491s, directed by Eric Ting. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.