The sound that may have been being described that is a series of the word lu in a very high pitch and very fast lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu.lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu,lu.lu,lu,lu,lu (the word sounding lik lou as in louis) the other sound would be hard to discribe more like a yelp repeated a few times. Do not know if that would help, hard to get the point across in written word. The best place to find information on the Choctaw is to contact the Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians in Philedelphia, Mississippi the are still very "in to" the culture and the traditions. Most of the Oklahoma Nation is in to the white world. How ever a very good source on Oklahoma and my first choice of where to call would be the Choctaw Nation 1-800-522-6170 Ask how to reach Councilman Charlie Jones. He is very traditional and had a wealth of knowledge taught to him in the old way. Theresa Harrison, Liaison Okla Chahta Clan of CA., Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Josie Rourke <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:52 PM Subject: [CHAHTA] London West-end Theatre - I need your advice > Donmar Warehouse, > London, > England. > > > Hello, > > I am the resident assistant director at the Donmar Warehouse theatre, in > London's west-end. We are perhaps best known by our artistic director, > Oscar-winner Sam Mendes. > > We are currently in rehearsal for a production of Tennessee Williams' > classic play 'Orpheus Descending'. As you may know, the play is set in > Mississippi and contains a character who is part Choctaw. > > At two key points in the play, the character utters what the script calls > the 'Choctaw cry'. The stage directions go on to describe the cry as 'a > series of barking sounds that rise to a high sustained note of intensity'. > > >From our research into the Choctaw nation, we became immediately aware of > your complex and fascinating heritage. Both the director and I are anxious > that the 'Choctaw cry' that the script calls for, be as authentic as > possible. We assume that Tennessee Williams is describing an actual 'cry' > that he heard himself, most likely during his childhood in the South. > > Any help or guidance that you could give us would be greatly appreciated. > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > Regards > > Josie Rourke > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe: > Send msg. to [email protected] > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > >