Ryan Victor Pierce
Lecturer of Theatre and Performance
Opalanietet (Ryan Victor Pierce) is a member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tribal nation of New Jersey. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Eagle Project, http://www.eagleprojectarts.org; and as an artist in his own right, has performed with New York City Opera, the Public Theater, Lincoln Center, and all over the country. His solo show, This Play Is Native Made, was workshopped and performed with Ashtar Theater in Ramallah, Palestine. Opalanietet also made history in 2020 by performing the first-ever land acknowledgement at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC.