Name: Reindigenizeing Improvisation Storytelling
Start: 2026-07-09T15:45:00-0700
End: 2026-07-09T17:15:00-0700

Reindigenizeing Improvisation Storytelling

Thursday July 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm PDT

319 Classroom

In this round table, we will discuss how applying Indigenous knowledge systems to improvisation benefits the ways in which we understand storytelling. We will discuss how global Indigenous knowledges are strategically silenced through settler colonization in impro theater, and how to Reindigenize (rather than “decolonize”) our art form.

Artists

Cassie Funmaker

Cassie Funmaker (they/them) (Ho-Chunk Nation) is currently working on their Bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts at Portland State University. This is Cassie’s first production with Bag&Baggage. Other favorite roles include Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (as Maria; Marge Simpson); Measure... Read More →

Thursday July 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm PDT
319 Classroom Lincoln Hall PSU, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97231

Panel

GII Symposium 2026

Cassie Funmaker

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GII Symposium 2026

Cassie Funmaker

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