Script: RED EARTH, MOTHER'S HANDS
As an unexplained illness threatens her life, a Zimbabwean American educator must reconnect with her ancestral homeland and the memory of her mother to reclaim her strength and sense of belonging.
Content Note: This work contains themes of grief, illness, ancestral memory, and emotional loss.
Writer: U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
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Script: EXCISION
In a rural Kenyan village, where a girl's worth is measured by tradition, a mother and daughter grapple with the consequences of a rite of passage rooted in female genital mutilation, while wrestling with questions of womanhood, motherhood, and the cost of belonging.
Content Advisory: This play contains themes and discussions related to female genital mutilation (FGM), infertility, reproductive trauma, grief, and emotional distress. While acts of violence are not depicted graphically on stage, the subject matter may be upsetting to some audience members.
Writer: Uche Iheukwumere
Actors (for both scripts):
Alexandria King
Chioniso Sarah Jakazi
Joshua Olumide
Megan Dilworth
Parmie Polk
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