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Presented in collaboration with Under the Radar
Mark Russell, Festival Director & ArKtype, Festival Producer
More information at utrfest.org

By Jessica L. Hagan and Ryan Calais Cameron
Directed by Jessica Kaliisa
A Co-Production with Soho Theatre and Nouveau Riche

The four powerful Black women that form the beating heart of Jessica L. Hagan's knowingly sharp and riotously funny choreopoem Queens of Sheba demand respect and, with every story told, they earn it. A spiritual successor to Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Queens incisively calls out and lances the constellation of racist, sexist, and colorist micro and macro-aggressions that its characters encounter: the music and the misogyny, the dancing and the drinking, the women and, of course, the (white) men. Turned away from a nightclub for being “too black”, the Queens navigate the minefields of misogynoir, seeking power among the songs of Tina Turner and Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin, finding elevation in sisterhood, sweet relief in the riot of laughter and the shedding of tears. Playful, intellectually rigorous, packed with righteous fury and genuine soul, Queens of Sheba is a unique meditation on Black Women’s identity, suffering and joy.

Cast
Paisley Billings
Déja J Bowens
Jadesola Odunjo
Muki Zubis

Producers for Soho Theatre – David Luff and Maddie Wilson
Producer for Nouveau Riche – Sarah Verghese
Communications & Marketing – Yasmin Mehboob-Khan
Stage Manager – Marie Angelique St Hill
Vocal Coach – Theo Llewellyn
Movement Director – Yami Löfvenberg
Voice & Movement Coach – Greta Mendez
Associate Director – Abigail 'Töpia' Adebayo
Original Movement Director – Yassmin V Foster
Production Dramatherapist – Wabriya King

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Guest Experience at 212-875-5456 or [email protected].

 

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