In the Tara Moses play, “Haunted,” two Native ghosts are caught in a seemingly endless cycle of haunting the prospective owners of a house, while also being haunted in return by racist stereotypes. The Millennial siblings have a penchant for the soundtrack of their youth that leans heavily on Britney Spears. Along the way they find themselves on a journey to a higher calling. We’ll hear from Moses about her work that comes to the stage in Los Angeles.

We’ll also hear from artists recognized with a $100,000 prize for the 2025 SHIFT – Transformative Change + Indigenous Arts Awards by the Native Arts + Culture Foundation for works that address social change through a Native lens.

GUESTS

Tara Moses (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and Mvskoke), playwright and director

Merna Wharton (Yup’ik), artist

Demian DinéYazhi’ (Diné), transdisciplinary artist, poet, and curator

Brooke Pepion Swaney (Blackfeet Nation and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), filmmaker

Break 1 Music: I Saw the Witch Cry (song) Anasazi (artist)

Break 2 Music: Gumshoe (song) Samantha Crain (artist) Gumshoe (album)

Friday, October 10, 2025 – Tara Moses’ ‘Haunted’ is more than just a satirical ghost story