• Dust Eaters
  • Dust Eaters
  • Dust Eaters

DUST EATERS

The story of Mormons and the original inhabitants of Salt Lake City, the Goshute Indians.  The play begins with the Mormons having taken in a Goshute girl to raise, followed by taking the water and arable land, and then tracing the relationship of white and Native culture over generations, up to the present when the Goshutes agree to an plan to store nuclear waste on their reservation.

Development:

  • Developed at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, NJ.
  • Developed at Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake City, UT.

Awards:  

  • Received a major grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
  • Nominated for Steiner Award by American Theatre Critics Association.
  • Finalist for PEN USA Award in Drama.

Productions:

  • Premiered at Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Produced at Lincoln Square Theatre, Chicago, IL.

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