Red Clay Plays MOJOAA Performing Arts Company

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents:Mother Nature & Mother's Day by Dr. Lisa B. ThompsonMOTHER NATUREIn 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 black woman wants to “lean in” but first must find adequate childcare? In this one-act play the search for a nanny for one professional couple force...

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 University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of three books, Beyond The Black Lady: Sexuality and the New African American Middle Class (University of ...

MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents:Ama and Coltrane, Beware Beware! by Raven MonroeTwo 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 EdiageCast of Ama and Coltrane, Beware, Beware!Ama: Sa'a MeliogeColtrane: Jefferson GichuruBeasty: Leroy EdiageRadio: John IvyTheme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott WarrenSound Design and Engineering by Only Us MediaHosted by Monèt Noelle MarshallProduced by M...

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) and NYU Tisch School of the Arts (MFA ‘19) where she honed her skills in the dramatic arts, studying under theatre director Oskar Eustis and playwrig...

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 JeffriesPerformed by Alicia JohnsonTheme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott WarrenSound Design and Engineering by Only Us MediaHosted by Monèt Noelle MarshallProduced by MOJOAA Performing Arts CompanyF...

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 worker. Lover of his community. Yes, beloveds. You are that community. Tristan, an alum of the MFA Professional Actor Training Program at UNC-Chapel Hil...