{"id":455,"date":"2022-07-23T11:13:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T15:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/?page_id=455"},"modified":"2022-10-16T21:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:06:26","slug":"jay-b-muskett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/jay-b-muskett\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay B. Muskett"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/JayMuskett-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/JayMuskett-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/JayMuskett-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/JayMuskett-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/JayMuskett.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jay B. Muskett is a Native American (Navajo) playwright and director from Nakaibitoi,&nbsp; New Mexico. Muskett is known for works such as <em>Yes is Better than No<\/em> (short film), <em>Dance<\/em>, <em>Sheepherder\u2019s Special<\/em>, <em>Life Within the Cracks<\/em>, <em>Merriweather Lewis Gave Up Scotch<\/em>, and <em>1n2ian<\/em>. His work has been produced at the University of New Mexico, the Autry in Los Angeles, La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, New Native Theatre in St. Paul Minnesota, and The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Muskett graduated from Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona before earing two bachelors degrees from the University of New Mexico in Media Arts and Theatre. He earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the University of New Mexico in 2019. Muskett currently serves as an adjunct professor for the Performing Arts Department at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was awarded a MacDowell Fellowship in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Career Highlight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macdowell.org\/artists\/jay-b-muskett\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.macdowell.org\/artists\/jay-b-muskett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 MacDowell Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>1n2ian<\/em> (2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Genre: Drama<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Breakdown:<ul><li>3M (1 White, 2 Native American), 5W (Native American)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Synopsis:<ul><li>Set in a small town outside a Navajo reservation in the American Southwest against the backdrop of the epidemic of missing Native American Women, <em>1n2ian<\/em> centers on Dana, an ambitious Native American man, and Dezba, a guarded, careful&nbsp; Native American woman,&nbsp; as they navigate the beginnings of their new relationship while also confronting Dana\u2019s link to Dezba\u2019s estranged father. Dana and Dezba grow closer and learn to trust one another while Dana chases his dream of being a chef specializing in Native American cuisine, eventually buying a food truck. After Dana\u2019s sister goes missing, Dezba and Dana discover that Dezba\u2019s father is responsible for her disappearance as well as the disappearances of countless other Native women. When they confront him and his accomplice all four are killed in the ensuing firefight, with Dana and Dezba passing on into the afterlife, joined together forever.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Development\/Production History:<ul><li>Premiered at the University of New Mexico on April 11-14, 2019 as part of a festival showcasing MFA student talent.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Read <em><em>1n2ian<\/em><\/em>:<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalrepository.unm.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&amp;context=thea_etds\" target=\"_blank\">Decolonizing Playwriting through Indigenous Ceremonial Performances by Jay B. Muskett<\/a> (play begins on page 65)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Photos:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Mother\/First Woman, Dezba, Dana, and Georgina raise their fists in the play\u2019s final moment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Mother\/First Woman, Dezba, and Dana joining each other in the afterlife in the play\u2019s final moments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Dana pitches his culinary vision to Wolfred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/artnow\/files\/2022\/08\/1n2ian-Prod-Photo-4.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Dana visits Georgina and Dezba at their shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><ul><li>Gomez , Adrian. \u201cCreative Pride: UNM Grad Artistic Director for Premiere of &#8216;1n2ian (Indian)&#8217;.\u201d <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em>, 12 Apr. 2019,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"blank\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1301760\/creative-pride-unm-grad-artistic-director-for-premiere-of-1n2ian-indian.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1301760\/creative-pride-unm-grad-artistic-director-for-premiere-of-1n2ian-indian.html<\/a>.<\/li><li>\u201cJay B. Muskett Full Biography: Broadway World.\u201d <em>BroadwayWorld<\/em>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Jay-B-Muskett\/#bio\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Jay-B-Muskett\/#bio<\/a>.<\/li><li>Muskett, Jay B. <em>Decolonizing Playwriting through Indigenous Ceremonial Performances<\/em>, <em>University of New Mexico<\/em>, University of New Mexico, 2019, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalrepository.unm.edu\/thea_etds\/51\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/digitalrepository.unm.edu\/thea_etds\/51\/<\/a>. Accessed 22 Apr. 2022.<\/li><li>\u201cWeekly Alibi &#8211; Albuquerque&#8217;s Alternative Newsweekly.\u201d <em>Alibi<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alibi.com\/index.php?tag=jay+b.+muskett\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alibi.com\/index.php?tag=jay+b.+muskett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/alibi.com\/index.php?tag=jay%2Bb.%2Bmuskett<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Web Resources<\/strong><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/howlround.com\/commons\/jay-muskett\" target=\"_blank\">A brief biography of Muskett<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macdowell.org\/artists\/jay-b-muskett\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.macdowell.org\/artists\/jay-b-muskett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muskett&#8217;s MacDowell Fellowship Spot<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/news.unm.edu\/news\/unms-department-of-theatre-and-dance-presents-the-world-premiere-of-1n2ian\" target=\"_blank\">UNM Piece on the premier of 1n2ian<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newplayexchange.org\/users\/32167\/jay-muskett\" target=\"_blank\">Muskett&#8217;s New Play Exchange Page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reflection on Contribution to Anti-Racist Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muskett is not interested in exploring \u201cwhat\u201d Native American people are, but rather that he is interested in exploring \u201cwho\u201d they are. Muskett\u2019s work is focused upon decolonizing the theater through vivid portrayal of Native American life and culture in a modern American setting. Native life is the center of Muskett\u2019s work and reclaiming the image and culture of Native Americans is the goal of his work. Through his dramatic work, he is able to deal with the beautiful, rich, and painful history of Native Americans and bring both the joyous and the heartbreaking elements of this history into the consciousness of the theater world. In particular, <em>1n2ian<\/em> highlights the epidemic of missing Native American women, an issue that is woefully under-reported on and which is still a very real reality that the nation must face, despite being all but ignored by federal authorities. The title itself refers to the statistic that 1 in 2 Native American Women have experienced sexual violence, a rate of violence that is double that of any other race in the United States. Native voices have been silenced, ignored, or spoken over for far too long and it is Muskett\u2019s goal to amplify Native Americans through his work. By bringing Native American actors and stories into the spotlight, Muskett combats countless years of stereotypes, caricatures, and other harmful depictions through raw, emotional depictions of life as a Native American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compiled by Justin George, Film, Television, and Theater\/Anthropology, Class of 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Jay B. Muskett is a Native American (Navajo) playwright and director from Nakaibitoi,&nbsp; New Mexico. Muskett is known for works such as Yes is Better than No (short film), Dance, Sheepherder\u2019s Special, Life Within the Cracks, Merriweather Lewis Gave Up Scotch, and 1n2ian. 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