The Ghosts of Celilo
When: Fri., March 4, 7:30 p.m., Sat., March 5, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sun., March 6, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu., March 10, 7:30 p.m., Fri., March 11, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., March 12, 2 & 7:30 p.m. 2011
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Set in the 1950s and inspired by a true story, The Ghosts of Celilo returns to the Newmark. The play follows two Native American boys who are kidnapped and forced into a government boarding school. The boys eventually escape and attempt to make it to Celilo Falls, a tribal fishing area, to catch their ceremonial salmon before the Falls are destroyed by the Dalles Dam. The production features Native American and traditional musical theater songs.