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The Bird Blind — New Native Theatre, by Kira Apaachuaq Eckenweiler

The Bird Blind

Opening

By Kira Apaachuaq Eckenweiler

New Native Theatre

Dates

Apr 22 – May 10, 2026

7:00 PM(WED-SAT)2:00 PM(SUN)

Director

Rhiana Yazzie

The Bird Blind, a world premiere by Alaska Native writer, Kira Apaachuaq Eckenweiler, is an unflinching and compassionate story set in an Inupiaq village on Alaska’s Norton Sound. As generations clash, addictions simmer, and the tundra bears silent witness, a young boy and a troubled hunter expand the meaning of kinship in a makeshift bird blind. With razor-sharp dialogue and cultural truth, Eckenweiler weaves a play that is both a gut punch and a prayer revealing how even burdened people can find their way home. NNT is known for discovering and developing Native writers; following in that tradition, this new play will be directed by Artistic Director, Rhiana Yazzie.