William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.

William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
William Stanley Yellow Robe, Jr. (Assiniboine/Sioux) was a playwright, actor, director and teacher. He was a staunch advocate for Native and Indigenous playwrights, beloved by his students and revered by his audiences. His work has been produced around the United States and in Europe, including AMERINDA (NY), the Public Theater (NY), Trinity Repertory Company (RI), Penumbra Theatre Company (MN), the Mark Taper Forum (CA) and Arena Stage (DC).
A prolific author of over 50 titles, Yellow Robe was the recipient of a Foundation Residency, the Native American Achiever’s Award from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, the New England Excellence Award in Theater, and the First Book Award for Drama from the Gathering of Nations. He received a Princess Grace Fellowship, a Jerome Fellowship, and the Robert Rauschenberg Award, and was the 2021 recipient of the Dramatist Guild’s Flora Roberts Award.
For more on the life and legacy of William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., as well as a complete list of his work, please visit https://thedgcm.org/yellow-robe-legacy. The literary estate of William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. is managed by DG Copyright Management, Inc.
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Wood Bones
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Full-Length Play, DramaWood Bones
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 6m, 1girl(s), 1any gender (adult)
Yellow Robe's beautifully poetic play, about a spirit trapped in an old house, explores racism, personal greed, duty to community, and the consequences of American colonialism.
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Falling Distance
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Short Play, Dramatic ComedyFalling Distance
Short Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m
In Yellow Robe’s sweet and ethereal play, two pairs of lovers – one old and one young – reach out and connect through a magically transportive mirror.
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Frog's Dance
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Full-Length Play, DramaFrog's Dance
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 6m, 2any gender (adult)
Encouraged by the spirits of his family, a disillusioned middle-aged man named Frog Jumps The Ground teaches his city-bred nephew, Elmo, the joy and power of Native American dancing.
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Rez Politics
William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
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Rez Politics
Short Play, Drama / 2boy(s)
Two boys fight over one another's mixed-race heritage.
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William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Short Play, DramaRez Politics
Short Play, Drama / 2boy(s)
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