Play by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse Coming to Minneapolis

Where the Summit Meets the Stars, a play by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse, Tlingit, is coming to Minneapolis for the month of December. Music, movement, and ancestral connection illustrate a powerful Tlingit story in Katasse’s play, which premiered in 2022. 

Where the Summit Meets the Stars tells the story of Rose, played by Erin Tripp, Tlingit, who finds herself in the care of a stranger after a plane crash in Southeast Alaska. Through the exploration of themes such as love, loss, parenthood, and generational ties, the play “becomes an act of wayfinding, asking what we inherit, what we carry forward, and how we choose a new path for those who come after us.” 

Kataase directs and acts as John in the play. The cast also includes Jared Olin, Tl’eeyegge Hʉt’aane, who plays Anthony. 

The Twin Cities-based New Native Theatre, which redefines how Native stories are staged, will host the play at Red Eye Theater from Dec. 2-20, 2026. For more information and to get tickets, click here.