ARTIST BIO

Allan Hayton (Athabascan) grew up in Arctic Village, Alaska, on the Venetie Indian Reservation. It was a wonderful place to be a child, a community rich in culture, language and history. Allan's study in theatre began at Haskell Indian Nations University with the Thunderbird Theatre under the direction of Pat Melody. Allan has worked with companies such as Creede Repertory Theatre, Perseverance Theatre, Naa Kahidi Theatre, and the Alaska Theatre of Youth.

I believe that the theatre is a perfect artistic medium for revitalizing Native American cultures and languages. It is wonderful to see our people come to life on stage, and that so much of the loss we all share can be healed. We can tell all parts of our stories, the good and the bad, and also help others to understand our Native experience.

ARTS ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATOR EXPERIENCE:

COMPANY MEMBER - "Unto these Hills" - Cherokee, North Carolina
Perform in role of "Narrator Utvsonvi"

DIRECTOR - "The Boy in the Moon" - Director - Arctic Village, Alaska
Write and direct Gwich'in language play for performance with Arctic Village middle and high school students, in collaboration with school staff and community members.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EDUCATOR - Association of Alaska School Boards - Juneau, Alaska
Collaborate with school districts, local communities and creative organizations across Alaska in youth and community enrichment programs.
Represent the AASB at regional and state meetings with school boards, community and professional organizations.
Administer grants to arts organizations across Alaska.
January 2007, Presenter, Bilingual Multicultural Education Equity Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
June 2006, Presenter, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Bethel, Alaska.
March 2006, Director/Collaborator, Moon's Sister, community radio play, St. Paul, Alaska.
May 2005 and 2006, Trainer, Artists TOPS, Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.
Spring 2005 and 2006, Facilitator, Chatham School District “Spring Fling” theater workshops, Angoon, Alaska.
December 2005, Presenter, Fort Yukon Health Fair.
December 2005, Facilitator, Raven Storytelling Retreat, Chena Hot Springs, Alaska.
November 2005, Presenter, Youth Leadership Workshop, AASB Annual Conference, Juneau, Alaska.
October 2005, Presenter, Alaska Federation of Native Elders and Youth Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Director, Woman Who Married a Bear, a production of the Juneau Douglas High School Early Scholars Program, Juneau, Alaska.

DIRECTOR - "Sea of Strength" - Perseverance Theater - Juneau, Alaska
Directed production for Summer Theater Arts Rendezvous Program, a project engaging underserved and at-risk youth.

ADJUNCT FACULTY - University of Alaska, Southeast - Juneau, Alaska
Provide instruction to students in PITAAS Program (Providing Indigenous Teachers and Administrators to Alaska Schools).

COMPANY MEMBER - Perseverance Theater - Juneau, Alaska
Perform and tour with the Perseverance Theater's Alaska Native adaptation of Macbeth, including an engagement at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Collaboratively develop a high school curriculum to accompany the Perseverance Theater's adaptation of Macbeth.
Perform and tour with Perseverance Theater's Raven Odyssey.

EDUCATION DIRECTOR - Anchorage Community Theater - Anchorage, Alaska
Develop and implement curricula.
Recruit and engage instructors.
Write applications for and administer grant awards.
Hands-on participation in theater operations, including box office, painting and set construction.
Coordinate volunteers and facilitate community partnerships.
Build black box theater.
Reader, Prince William Sound Theater Festival.

COORDINATOR TAKUDH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP - University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Fairbanks, Alaska
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska Native Language Center
Yukon Native Language Center

FEATURED STORYTELLER - Alaska Native Heritage Center - Anchorage, Alaska

CO-FOUNDER - Yeil Se Raven's Voice Theater - Juneau, Alaska
Perform and present at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Perform and present at Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Perform and present at Seattle Children's Theater Festival, Seattle, Washington.
Perform and present at the Whitehorse Storytelling Festival, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Conduct theater workshops and school performances.
Perform at Lemon Creek Correctional Center, Juneau, Alaska.
Perform at Alaska Folk Festival.

COMPANY MEMBER - Naa Kahidi Theater - Juneau, Alaska

COMPANY MEMBER - Creede Repertory Theater - Creede, Colarado

PLAYWRIGHT:

The Boy in the Moon, created for Arctic Village Schools, Arctic Village, Alaska

Tugidaam Sistraa: Moon's Sister, a radio play created for the Pribilof School District, Pribilof Islands, Alaska

40 Daydreams, co-written for Yeil Se Raven Theater

Coyote Tales, co-written for Creede Repertory Theater

SELECTED THEATRE:

"Macbeth" - Duncan/Old Siward - Perseverance Theatre - Anita Maynard-Losh

"Raven Odyssey" - Ensemble - Perseverance Theatre - Ruben Polendo

"Much Ado About Nothing" - Conrade - Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre - Graham Watts

"Sleepy Hollow" - Baltus Van Tassel - Alaska Theatre of Youth - David Haynes

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" - Chief Broom - Anchorage Community Theatre - Tracy Campbell

"Hamlet" - Francisco/Ghost,Player/Fortinbras - Eccentric Theatre Co. - David Edgecumbe

"Romeo & Juliet" - Chorus/Prince - Perseverance Theatre Co. - Peter DuBois

"The Distant Drum" - Ensemble - Naa Kahidi Theatre - David Hunsaker

FILM/TELEVISION:

"Seeing Daylight" - Husband - Boston Productions - Morgan Howard

"Limbo" - Extra - John Sayles

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Voice, Ellen O'Brien; Alexander Technique, Chris Cherry; Movement, Brendan McColl; Text, Rebecca Holderness; Voice, Katherine Fitzmaurice; Suzuki Technique, LeWan Alexander

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre & Film - University of Kansas 1992

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts - Haskell Indian Jr. College 1988

LANGUAGES:

Gwich'in, Native speaker.

Reviews:

Northern exposure: Alaskan actor spins tales that celebrate his cultural heritage in 'ReGenerations'

Othello -- AK Native-Style

An Othello for Alaska: Making tragic hero an Aleut fits neatly with Shakespeare's lines - review Anchorage Daily News

Tlingit Macbeth - review Juneau Empire

Tlingit Macbeth - review Washington Post

Raven Odyssey - review Juneau Empire

Website:
myspace.com/athabascan_al