DeLanna Studi and Kalani Queypo in Native Voices at the Autry’s “Stand-Off at HWY #37” (photo by Craig Schwartz); Dennis Jackson and Brittany Evans in KC Melting Pot Theatre’s “Barbecue” (photo by Thomas Kimble); Ryan Yu and Julianne Chidi Hill in East West Players’ “The Great Jheri Curl Debate” (photo by Steven Lam); Steven Flores and Eduardo Soria in AlterTheater’s “Pueblo Revolt” (photo by David Allen)