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Mfoniso Udofia

Soujourners

  • Full Length
  • Drama

Abasiama came to America with high hopes—for her arranged marriage and for her future—intent on earning a degree and returning to Nigeria. But when her husband is seduced by America, she must choose between the Nigerian and the American dream

Available in Library

Cast Requirements

2 women and 2 men

Production and Development History

PRODUCTIONS
New York Theatre Workshop (Spring 2017) dir. Ed
Iskandar

Magic Theatre(Spring 2016) dir. Ryan Purcell

Playwrights Realm (Winter 2016) dir. Ed Iskandar

DEVELOPMENT
NNPN Showcase in Sarasota, Fl (2014), dir. Ryan Purcell

Magic Theatre’s Virgin Play Series (2014), dir. Ryan Purcell

2013
Sundance Theater Lab, dir. Jo Bonney

2012-13
Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow/INKED Reading series (2013), dir. Victor Maog

Honors

2015
Second Annual Kilroy List: Udofia’s play, Sojourners, was nominated as one of the top 7% of plays written by women.

Edgerton New Play Award

Publisher

(upcoming) Dramatists Play Service

Press

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/theater/sojourners-review.html?mcubz=0

http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/05/03/mfoniso-udofias-unfolding-immigrant-family-epic/

http://www.playbill.com/article/the-playwright-working-to-make-the-african-immigrant-visible