Am'ala: A Tsimshian Story by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse

Am'ala: A Tsimshian Story by Frank Henry Kaash KatasseIn this traditional Tsimshian story, a young man who is teased by his brothers for being lazy and dirty trains secretly with a spirit and gains superhuman strength. He takes on warriors, animals, and even a mountain before facing his greatest challenge the world itself. Frank Henry Kaash Katasse is an Alaska Native from the Tlingit Tsaagweidi Clan. He is an actor, director, producer, improviser, educator, and playwright. Frank received his bachelor's

In this traditional Tsimshian story, a young man who is teased by his brothers for being lazy and dirty trains secretly with a spirit and gains superhuman strength.  He takes on warriors, animals, and even a mountain before facing his greatest challenge - the world itself. 

Frank Henry Kaash Katasse is an Alaska Native from the Tlingit Tsaagweidi Clan.  He is an actor, director, producer, improviser, educator, and playwright.  Frank received his bachelor's degree in theater arts from the University of Hawai'i: Manoa, and is formally trained in Shakespeare, Commedia dell'arte, and Northwest Coast song and dance.  His first full-length play, They Don't Talk Back, was produced as a rolling world premier with Native Voices at the Autry, Perseverance Theatre, and La jolla Playhouse in 2017.  He lives in Juneau with his wife, Stacey, and children Autumn and Kaash.  

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8½" x 11" hardcover. 40 pages. Published October 2017.

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