In November 2014, I had the wonderful opportunity of having the 1st stage reading of my play MOTHER WIT & WATER BORN at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre for the Keep Soul Alive Reading Series. For this reading, the play was directed by Maya James with choreography by Kimani Fowlin. I was absolutely inspired by this opportunity to share my work at NBT. It is an institution founded in love and deep-rooted purpose. It is home for many of us.
Synopsis: In 1795, a Girl-Child is born on the ship, Mary Mother of
God, as it sails across the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Coast. The Baby Girl’s cries
are fierce as machetes raining from the darkest night sky. Many believe She is
more aberration than human, more curse than precious cargo. She certainly isn’t
meant to survive. But She does …
MOTHER WIT & WATER BORN is a choreo-drama telling the
story of 7 generations of women born from that Girl Child’s lineage as they
fight to remember and forget the blood memory encoded into their DNA. It is the
blood memory that birthed them into America and pushes them into an unknowable
future. It is ritual and dance. It is Herstory.
The reading was well-received by the audience, and I look forward to developing MOTHER WIT & WATER BORN as a full production.
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