Indians (play)
Indians is a 1968 play by Arthur Kopit.
| Indians | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Arthur Kopit |
| Date premiered | July 1968 |
| Place premiered | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Western |
At its core is Buffalo Bill Cody and his Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The play examines the contradictions of Cody's life and his work with Native Americans. Alvin Klein, writing in The New York Times, wrote that the play intended "...to open up the real savage story of how the West was won, to demythologize that old game of cowboys and Indians..."
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