Who is Nota?
NOTA is a Native American production company dedicated to Empowering Natives to tell their stories. We are a group of performing artists who dedicate their knowledge and resources to helping Natives realize their personal value within our communities, country and the world. Formed by friends who met at the Institute of American Indian Arts, NOTA was created with their passion and vision for what Indigenous Performance can be in the future, in all aspects of Performance: Creative Writing, Film & Television, and Theater. NOTA was formed with the foundational belief that Native’s stories are vitality important, not only for cultural preservation but to showcase who we are in a landscape were Indigenous people don’t get to tell their stories. We are NOTA. We are Performers. We are Creators.

Who Runs the Day-to-day Operations
Isaiah St. Cyr — Managing Director
Isaiah was born in Winnebago, NE. and has lived on and off the reservation throughout his life. He grew up as a fancy dancer on the Pow-Wow circuit and has traveled through out Indian Country performing and teaching those skills. He graduated with an associates degree in business from Little Priest Tribal College and transferred to the Institute of American Indian Arts for a BA in Performing Arts. His Grandfather, a predominant Indigenous actor in the 1950’s, inspired Isaiah to pursue acting. He has worked in the film and television industry on projects including Dark Winds, The Lost Bus and the Netflix series Pulse. After graduating in the spring of 2025, Isaiah is looking forward to building the NOTA experience for the benefit of native communities. Isaiah is the proud parent of 3 daughters.
Enoch Chapman — Artistic Director
Enoch was born in El Salvador to the Indigenous Pipil Tribe, the last of the Aztecs. He was adopted and grew up in NH where he became fascinated with the Abenaki people, a tribe almost entirely decimated. His work has won 1st place at the 2023 AIHEC competition and also awarded top prize for Bard Universities 2023 World Climate Teach-In program. He focuses on empowering Native American performers with powerful stories and raising awareness of culturally sensitive issues. Enoch has a passion for Musical Theater and hopes to add more Native Musical content to modern theater.
Shelby Morrison — Operations Manager
Shelby Morrison is a Mvskoke writer from Austin, TX. She specializes in fiction and playwriting. Her work focuses on highlighting stories of assaulted, missing, and murdered Indigenous American people. She will be graduating with a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing in 2025. She currently lives in Albuquerque, NM.
 
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