By William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
William S. Yellow gown, Jr., a number one Assiniboine playwright, begun his profession within the theater as an actor. even supposing his appearing talents have been revered, there have been few roles for local americans. accordingly, he started writing his personal performs, developing roles not only for himself yet for different local actors in addition. the place THE PAVEMENT ENDS includes 5 of Yellow Robe's so much poignant and robust performs: The megastar Quilter, The physique Guards, Rez Politics, The Council, and Sneaky. according to his stories at the fortress Peck Indian reservation, those performs mix uncooked reservation fact with refined humor. by way of exploring quite a few elements of the local American event, together with tribal autonomy, ecology, Indian/White relatives, and id, the performs supply a different and clean viewpoint on humanity.
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Extra resources for Where the Pavement Ends: Five Native American Plays (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)
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You should’ve just gone outside. Open the door. SKIN It wasn’t me! I bet it was you. BENNY Me? You! You’re the only one I know who really guzzles that cheap wine. SKIN Well, open the door. BENNY You. You’re the one who did it. SKIN No. I’ll just sit here, then. BENNY God—this guy. I’ll do it, then. Hey, Skin? How much did they give you for this job? SKIN Why? BENNY I was just wonder—whew! Boy, it’s cold out there. SKIN Then shut it. The Body Guards 45 BENNY Don’t get too bossy, hey. I’m doing you a favor, airing you and that guy out.
I guess, that’s how you and me are supposed to work things out. But when it comes down to it, Mona, even though you’re an Indian, you’ve always been a good friend to me. Oh—I see you’re making a new quilt. MONA No, I just finished it. I’m getting ready to take it over to the community hall. My niece is coming to pick me up in an hour or so. LUANNE Really? Who is this one for? MONA You don’t know her. No one really did. 32 William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. LUANNE Someone local? MONA Yes. Cheryl Horse.
I gave you the last one a long time ago, and you didn’t even know it. We’ve both grown old and pitiful, but pitiful not because we are old—pitiful that we’ve been here for so long and still don’t know anything about one another. And that makes me feel sad. She gets up and wraps her shawl around LuAnne. 42 William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. LUANNE Mona, can we ever be friends? I feel so empty and cold. MONA Warm yourself, LuAnne. At least it could be a start. Blackout. The Body Guards A P L AY I N O N E A C T Characters BENNY: a man in his late forties.