In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, poet, and fiction essayist Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko! Trans, queer, non-binary, Tanzanian-American, poet-playwright-fiction-essayist NICK HADIKWA MWALUKO: Plays include: 37, S.T.A.R: Marsha P. Johnson; two queer African trilogies Waafrika and Waafrika 123; the QTPOC trans masculine THEY/T…

A Love Letter to my Gay Beloved Andre Alexander Lancaster MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: A Love Letter to my Gay Beloved Andre Alexander Lancaster by Nick Hadwika Mwakulo Directed by Graceson Abreu Performed by Tristan André Parks Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noel…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with professor, director, and playwright, Dr. Carlton Molette! Barbara and Carlton Molette have been Dramatists Guild members since 1971. The Morehouse-Spelman Players premiered ROSALEE PRITCHETT in 1970. The Negro Ensemble Company produced the New York premiere In 1971, as well as a revival in 2017 …

Move the Car MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Move the Car by Barbara & Carlton Mollette Directed by Vincent Drayton Cast of Move the Car Wife: Verlene Oats Husband: King David Harris Auto Guy: Christopher Bailey Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with dramaturg and playwright Ivan Mosley! Ivan Mosley is a playwright and dramaturg from North Carolina. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in Theatre. His play Evelyn & His Brothers was selected as a semifinalist for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival. He is a proud alumnus of t…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: An Old Broom by Ivan Mosley "Two friends talk about relationships, their future and their past all while waiting for the new year to come. Will their friendship change or will it be the same Old Broom?" Directed by Keyanna Alexander Cast of An Old Broom K.D.: Monet Noelle Marshall Lakenton: Justin Peoples Th…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with actor, writer, director, and playwright Thomas Brazzle! Thomas Brazzle is an actor, writer and director originally from Texas. He got his start training in child television and commercial performance at KD Studios in Dallas, TX. After spending time studying abroad in London and Barcelona, Thomas…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: SMOKED by Thomas Brazzle In this short snippet of the dark comedy SMOKED, we get a taste of brotherhood and BBQ as we meet the owners and the locals that frequent Flints BBQ in Austin, Texas. Directed by Leroy Ediage Cast of Smoked Jake: Vincent Drayton Doc: John Ivey Dwayne: Ronald Mayberry Kalob: Trent Mol…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, professor, and researcher Brittney S. Harris! Listen in as we share our belief in the power of the arts to change hearts and minds, finding stories in our communities and of course, the joys of being a Southern Black theatre maker. Brittney S. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Thea…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: How to Tie a Tie written by Brittney S. Harris Directed by Danielle Harris Cast of How to Tie a Tie Charles Walker: Vincent Drayton Grace Walker: Julia Drayton Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performin…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, actor, choreographer and dancer, Tristan André Parks. This conversation is like eavesdropping on your two artsy cousins. We talk about what we are dreaming, how art impacts us and of course, being a Southern Black theatre maker. Tristan André. Brother. Sun. Black memory cultural work…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: The Waterflower by Tristan André Parks This lyrical, poetic piece, a nod to Zora' Neale Hurston's Mules and Men, takes us on a journey through family, brotherhood, loss and what all exists in the water inside and around us. Directed by Korinn Annette Jeffries Performed by Alicia Johnson Theme song by Dasan A…

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright and screenwriter, Raven Monroe! We get into about Black girls playing all kinds of roles, writing across genres and mediums and how growing up in the South impacts her work. Raven Monroe is an actor and playwright from Charlotte, NC. She is a proud graduate of UNC Charlotte (BA ‘16) a…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Ama and Coltrane, Beware Beware! by Raven Monroe Two young Black people try to survive a night at home, while the Beasty, a dark force that preys on people like them, is on the loose. Directed by Leroy Ediage Cast of Ama and Coltrane, Beware, Beware! Ama: Sa'a Melioge Coltrane: Jefferson Gichuru Beasty: Lero…

Welcome to our first interview on Red Clay Plays with Dr. Lisa B. Thompson! In this episode we talk about Afrofuturism, mothers who make art, writing the comedy out of pain and, of course, being a Southern Black playwright. Lisa B. Thompson is an award winning playwright, scholar, and professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the Univers…

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Mother Nature & Mother's Day by Dr. Lisa B. Thompson MOTHER NATURE In a world where men over 40 years old find themselves rejected and isolated, what will a mother and her adult daughter do with the aging men in their lives? MOTHER’S DAY is a comedy where Afro-futurism meets motherhood. What happens when a b…