Revised from contributions first presented at a conference, "Honoring Spiderwoman Theater/Celebrating Native American Theater," at Miami U. in Oxford, Ohio, in February 2007, the 17 articles,
interviews, poems, and play excerpts in this volume pay tribute to Native American women's theater. Themes in the pieces include transformation, creation, community, participation, healing, and
hope, as scholars, performers, and playwrights from the US and Canada analyze performances, creation stories, dance traditions, the history of Spiderwoman Theater (with poems and excerpts of
plays by the company), the role of theater in a community's history, and producing and collaborating on plays, with some excerpts. The DVD contains video clips of performances of Spiderwoman
Theater. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
