For nearly twenty years I have brought an anthropological and cultural lens to Native casting, production design and content development for film, television, and theatre. Most of the engagements focus on the diverse indigenous cultures & histories of the 17th- & 18th-century Eastern Woodlands. My facilitations and consultations include local, national, and international projects. Below are some of my favorites and credits. I am appreciative and proud to claim the people named and pictured herein as colleagues and friends.
2020 Emmy® Winner, News and Documentary for Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design, w/ Mark Hughes and Daniel J. Lyons, “Mystery at Jamestown,” America’s Hidden Stories, Lone Wolf Media and Smithsonian Channel
2024 Cultural and Historical Consultant, “Indigenous History and Language Revitalization in DC,” installation and media in conjunction with Where We Belong, Theatrical stage performance, Playwright and principal Madeline Sayet, The Folger Shakespeare Library and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
2019 Native Casting and Set Design, Mystery at Jamestown, Lone Wolf Media, Portland, ME for the Smithsonian Channel and on location in Richmond, VA
2019-16 Script advisor and Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), Jamestown Seasons 1-3 (24 episodes), writer Bill Gallagher; Algonquian translation and reconstruction, w/ Craig Kopris and Jesse Bowman Bruchac. Carnival Productions / Sky 1 and NBC Universal, London, UK and on location in Budapest, Hungary
2019 Cultural Consultant, Native Casting Recruiter and Liaison, Jamestown Season III (8 episodes), Producers Richard Fell, Bill Gallagher, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, et al.; writer Bill Gallagher; select principals Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Stuart Martin, Steven Waddington, Kalani Queypo, Sophie Rundle, Raoul Max Trujillo, et al. Carnival Productions / Sky 1 and NBC Universal, London, UK and on location in Budapest, Hungary
2018 Cultural Consultant, Native Casting Recruiter and Liaison, Jamestown Season II (8 episodes), Producers Sue de Beauvoir, Richard Fell, Bill Gallagher, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, et al.; writer Bill Gallagher; select principals Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Stuart Martin, Steven Waddington, Kalani Queypo, Sophie Rundle, Burn Gorman, Raoul Max Trujillo, et al. Carnival Productions / Sky 1 and NBC Universal, London, UK and on location in Virginia, USA and Budapest, Hungary
2017 Cultural Consultant, Native Casting Recruiter and Liaison, Jamestown Season 1 (3 episodes), Producers Sue de Beauvoir, Richard Fell, Bill Gallagher, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, et al.; writer Bill Gallagher; select principals Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Stuart Martin, Steven Waddington, Kalani Queypo, Sophie Rundle, Burn Gorman, Raoul Max Trujillo, et al. Carnival Productions / Sky 1 and NBC Universal, London, UK and on location in Virginia, USA and Budapest, Hungary
2014-16 Producer and Co-Writer, The Beloved Women, Theatrical stage performance, 2 Seasons, Co-Producers Larry Pourier, Tim Sutphin and Bill Weldon (director, co-writer); select principals DeLanna Studi, Tonantzin Carmelo, Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears, Michael Crowe, Kodi Grant, et al. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg
2014 Line Producer, The American Revolution on the Frontier, Producer and Director Abigail Schuman; select principals Gary Sundown, Philip Wrencher, Michael Jason Galban, Larry Pourier, Michael Crowe, Kody Grant, et al. Colonial Williamsburg in partnership with the Missouri History Museum, Public Broadcasting Service (National PBS)
2014 Line Producer and Casting, The Wedding of Pocahontas, Theatrical stage performance, 1 Season, writer and co-producer Abigail Schuman and William Balderson (co-producer); select principals Wendy Taylor, David Cataneese, Michael Crowe, Joseph Ziarko, Kerry McClure, et al. Preservation Virginia, Historic Jamestowne, VA
in The Wedding of Pocahontas (2014)
2011-14 Co-Producer and Co-Writer, The War Party, Theatrical stage performance, 3 Seasons, co-producers William Balderson and Larry Pourier; Brandon Bruce (director) and Bill Weldon (director and co-writer); select principals Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears, Michael Crowe, Kodi Grant, et al. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA
2009-14 Co-Producer and Co-Writer, So Far from Scioto, Theatrical stage performance, 5 Seasons, co-producers William Balderson, Todd Norris and Larry Pourier; Bill Weldon (director and co-writer); select principals Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears, Michael Crowe, Corey Brayboy, Shawn Michael Perry, Kodi Grant, et al. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA
2012 Co-Producer and Co-Writer, The Beloved Woman, Theatrical stage performance, 1 season, co-producers William Balderson and Larry Pourier; Bill Weldon (director and co-writer); select principals Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears, Michael Crowe, Kodi Grant, et al. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA
Above and below, scenes from ‘So Far from Scioto’ and ‘Scioto Unplugged,’ a Williamsburg stage production that ran for five seasons w/ Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears, Michael Crowe, Kodi Grant, Sean Michael Perry & Corey Brayboy. The introduction of Native public history into Colonial Williamsburg’s actor-interpreter street theatre required unpacking the complex history and culture of the past to help guests better understand the people of the present. Producer / Director Larry Pourier and I facilitated candid contemporary Q&A and ‘unplugged’ conversations every season over the five-year run
2007 Consultant and Line Producer, Pocahontas Revealed, Lone Wolf Media for PBS / NOVA, WGBH Boston, MA and on location in Williamsburg and Richmond, VA
2005-06 Animateur* and Cultural Consultant, The New World, 2006 Academy Awards Oscar nominee for Best Achievement in Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki); Director Terrence Malick (1978 Oscar Winner, Best Director); Producer Sarah Green; select principals Colin Farrell, Q’orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer (2012 Oscar Winner, Best Supporting Actor), Christian Bale (2011 Oscar Winner, Best Supporting Actor), August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, Michael Greyeyes, Ben Medelsohn, Ben Chaplin, Irene Bedard, et al. New Line Cinema, Los Angeles and on location in Williamsburg and Richmond, VA
Buck Woodard 