{"id":272,"date":"2022-01-11T09:50:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2022-11-01T22:50:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T02:50:31","slug":"mary-kathryn-nagle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/mary-kathryn-nagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Kathryn Nagle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mary Kathryn Nagle, 2021, Photograph by Gabriella Demczuk for The New Yorker<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Kathryn Nagle is a playwright, lawyer, and citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She is a leading voice among indigenous theatre artists and the majority of her work utilizes drama and history to promote the rights and sovereignty of Native nations. Her plays include Manahatta, Sliver of a Full Moon, Sovereignty, Reclaiming One Star <\/em>and Crossing Mnisose<\/em>. Her work has been developed and produced, most notably at the Public Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage, Denver Center Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre and the National Indigenous Women\u2019s Resource Center. Nagle began writing plays as an undergraduate at Georgetown University where she received her B.A. peace and justice studies while simultaneously performing in and studying theatre. After her undergraduate studies, Nagle received her J.D. at Tulane University, where she studied environmental law. While clerking in federal courts and practicing at a Manhattan law firm, Nagle continued to write plays. When Wilson Pipestem, owner of the Oklahoma law film Pipestem Law P.C. which specializes in the representation of tribal governments, enterprises, and native organizations, saw a staging of Nagle\u2019s play Waaxe\u2019s Law<\/em> (2011) produced by the National Museum of the American Indian, he invited her to join his firm. In addition to her work as a playwright, Nagle continues to work as a partner at Pipestem Law where she specializes in Indian rights law and tribal sovereignty. She has drafted numerous briefs for federal appellate courts as well as the United States Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Highlight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, Nagle accepted an offer to serve as the founding Executive Director of Yale University\u2019s Indigenous Performing Arts Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sovereignty <\/em>(2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n