Lisa Demer of Alaska Dispatch News sat down to interview several Winter Bear artists during our stay in Bethel.

“For a play that is intended to combat suicide, “The Winter Bear” is surprisingly funny. Its humor and depiction of the good and bad, the old and the new of village Alaska — fish soup and sno-gos, bingo and Facebook, alcohol and despair — help it reach beyond performances into the lives of those who see it.”

 

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THE WINTER BEAR performs at Bethel Cultural Center. Photo by John Wallace. tundraphotos.com