I'm thrilled to be able to share the first teaser for Zoey & The Wind-Up Boy, the Radix Troupe short film I co-wrote with director and actor Marica Petrey, which will premiere in February in San Francisco. Enjoy:
New Teaching Role at Harvard University
This fall, I will begin work at Harvard University as a Preceptor of Expository Writing. I will teach two sections of a freshman writing course (Expos 20) of my own design that explores the legacy and politics of autobiographical art-making in the African diaspora. I am extraordinarily grateful for this opportunity and look forward to joining the Harvard community. For more information, see the Harvard College Writing Program website.
AT BUFFALO at Rhinebeck
At Buffalo, the musical I am writing with Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin and Khalil Sullivan, has been selected for a residency this summer at the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. I am so looking forward to this amazing opportunity to continue to develop this piece. Thank you to all involved.
Pieces on Brittle Paper & LA Review of Books
I'm really thrilled that my work is appearing this month on Brittle Paper and on the LA Review of Books. The Brittle Paper piece is a review of Roye Okupe's graphic novel E.X.O.; the LARB piece is an extended reflection on Disney's Zootopia and HBO's Animals. Many thanks to Ainehi Edoro at Brittle Paper and Anna Shechtman at LARB for their editorial wizardry.
"The Lunatics" in Best of PlayGround 20
I'm very pleased to announce that my short play "The Lunatics" will be produced as part of the Best of PlayGround 20 festival at the Thick House in San Francisco this June. It will also be published as part of this year's Best of PlayGround anthology. For more information, click here.
Review of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "War" at Yale Rep
I'm very pleased to announce that my review of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new play "War" has been published in this month's issue of Theatre Journal. I saw an early version of the play at Yale Rep; it is now about to open at Lincoln Center Theatre. My review is available through Project MUSE and on my academia.edu page.
Piece on Barrydale Puppet Parade on HowlRound
HowlRound just published an article I wrote about Die Name Wat Ons Gee - the piece of puppet theatre I helped make last year as part of the the Barrydale Reconciliation Day Puppet Parade in South Africa. You can find it here.
Interview on KALX 90.7 FM's "The Graduates"
My friends and collaborators Martha Herrera-Lasso and Kimberly Richards and I were recently interviewed on KALX's show "The Graduates" about our work in Performance Studies and the New Play Reading Series. The interview (dated 1.19.16) is available to stream or download on iTunes here.
"Rhinoceros" Graphic Design Honored
Leila Singleton, the graphic designer behind the posters for my production of Rhinoceros and the other 2014-2015 TDPS mainstage shows, has won an award from Graphic Design USA for that body of work. Congratulations, Leila! You can check out the award-winning designs here.
Barrydale Puppet Parade
I am absolutely thrilled to join the directing team of the Barrydale Puppet Parade, which brings artists from South Africa's world-renowned Handspring Puppet Company and their community partners together on a one-of-a-kind site-specific puppet pageant. This year's piece, Die Name Wat Ons Gee, explores the legacy of slavery in the Eastern Cape and will be performed on December 13.