Today, we “Raise the Curtain” on local playwright Nina McConigley. The Fort Collins author has been busy this year with a new novel, a forthcoming book of essays, earning tenure, and more. Read and listen to more from our series highlighting Colorado’s vibrant theatre scene here.
McConigley just celebrated the world premiere of her new play “Cowboys and East Indians” underway at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. She co-wrote the play based on her book of the same name with Wyoming playwright Matthew Spangler, known for his adaptation of “The Kite Runner” from novel to the stage.
“Cowboys and East Indians” is set in Casper and revolves around the family of Lakshmi Sen, who often has to explain herself as an Indian immigrant living in Wyoming. The story delves into masculinity and the rural immigrant experience in the West, cultural collision, and what it means to be “a good Indian daughter.”…