Season 18 - In Her Entirety
The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel
Directed by Tessara Morgan Farley
December 5-21, 2025
Past, present, and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life.
In Her Own Words
A Tribute to the Ancestors
February 6, 2026
Scenes Read by Black Women Playwrights
Her Portmanteau by Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Sandra L. Holloway
April 3-19, 2026
HER PORTMANTEAU is an installment in the Ufot Cycle, Udofia’s sweeping, nine-part saga which chronicles the triumphs and losses of Abasiama Ufot, a Nigerian immigrant, and her family. As Nigerian traditions clash with the realities of American life, Abasiama and her daughters must confront complex familial legacies that span time, geography, language and culture.
Bounce by Somnia Mari Ferral
Directed by Alma Davenport
May 29-June 14, 2026
BOUNCE tells the story of Monica, a young single mother who, after a stay in a mental health facility, returns to the church of her youth. Seeking a fresh start, she's surprised when the church's widowed pastor pursues her, leading to a quick marriage. But the life Monica envisioned as a pastor's wife quickly unravels, revealing a reality that is far from the righteous ideal she'd always held.
The Long Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel
Directed by Tessara Morgan Farley
December 5-21, 2025
Past, present, and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life.
In Her Own Words
A Tribute to the Ancestors
February 6, 2026
Scenes Read by Black Women Playwrights
Her Portmanteau by Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Sandra L. Holloway
April 3-19, 2026
HER PORTMANTEAU is an installment in the Ufot Cycle, Udofia’s sweeping, nine-part saga which chronicles the triumphs and losses of Abasiama Ufot, a Nigerian immigrant, and her family. As Nigerian traditions clash with the realities of American life, Abasiama and her daughters must confront complex familial legacies that span time, geography, language and culture.
Bounce by Somnia Mari Ferral
Directed by Alma Davenport
May 29-June 14, 2026
BOUNCE tells the story of Monica, a young single mother who, after a stay in a mental health facility, returns to the church of her youth. Seeking a fresh start, she's surprised when the church's widowed pastor pursues her, leading to a quick marriage. But the life Monica envisioned as a pastor's wife quickly unravels, revealing a reality that is far from the righteous ideal she'd always held.