Arts & Culture

Playwright, Actress DeLanna Studi Opens IRT Season

By Jill Ditmire

Published October 14, 2019 at 12:00 AM EDT

DeLanna Studi performs "And So We Walked, An Artist's Journey Along The Trail Of Tears."

This year's Indiana Repertory Theatre season focuses on diversity and opens with a one woman play created and performed by Cherokee actress DeLanna Studi.

From WFYI’s Arts and Culture Desk, Jill Ditmire talks with Studi about the personal story she shares in her work “And So We Walked, An Artist's Journey Along The Trail Of Tears." The play opens this week at the IRT.

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Jill Ditmire was no stranger to the broadcast world. Her face and voice were a daily part of the lives of viewers and listeners in the Midwest for 25 years. She was the local news anchor during "All Things Considered" and a contributor to "Morning Edition," "Sound Medicine," "Art of the Matter “Curious Mix” and "Wednesday Live at 5:44." Jill's broadcast experience included anchoring and reporting news at television stations in Indianapolis, Detroit and Lafayette, including WTTV, WRTV, WLFI, WJBK, WTHR, WISH and the Ford Motor Company News Network. She produced her own television series on Indiana Public Television for eight years called “The Good Life” which showcased independent chefs, restaurants and local wineries.

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