Cherokee Family Reunion

This modern-day Brady Bunch blends two nearly grown families when a Cherokee man, John, and a white woman, Emma, get married and move into his small community, surrounded by his family. Before the wedding decorations are down, the two groups are thrown into planning the biggest family reunion in Cherokee, N.C., complete with a historical reenactment! Looking for acceptance, Emma hopes that playing out the story of Henry Timberlake, a white explorer visiting the Cherokees in the 1700s, will help the kids realize what it is like to fit into a foreign world. Instead, cultures clash, young love blooms and history threatens to repeat itself. Through music, dance and some wild fights, everyone learns what it really means to be a family.

About the playwright 

Larissa FastHorse info to come

About the moderator

Michelle Mitchell A native Memphian, Michelle E. Mitchell is a lover of the arts. She has a host of acting, writing, directing, producing, dancing, and choreography credits both locally and across the country. Michelle graduated from Southern University and A&M College with a B.S. in Business Marketing. After obtaining her degree, she combined her business savvy with her devotion to the arts and in 2015 founded “A Taste of Theatre”- a dinner theatre that combined the experience of live theatre with fine dining. Since then she has successfully produced six shows and is working on her 7th that will take place March 1-3, 2024 at the Memphis Music Room. Along with “A Taste of Theatre,” her most recent works include a role in the musical Scottsboro Boys, playing Tigonie in the world-premiere stage play of Tigonie at the 2023 Onyx Festival in Indianapolis, and a host of local and national commercials. She also portrayed Shayla Jackson in the box office film Brian Banks. She is super excited to moderate the Read to Relate Forum again this year and hopes you will come out and be a part of the discussion!