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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eisa_DavisEisa Davis - Wikipedia

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   Eisa Davis (born May 5, 1971) is an American playwright, actress and singer-songwriter. She is most commonly known for her work as a playwright, writing shows such as Bulrusher and Angela's Mixtape as well as through her acting work, wherein she won an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Performance.

   • Born: May 5, 1971 (age 52)
   • Relatives: Angela Davis (aunt)

   • Occupation(s): Playwright, actress, singer-songwriter

2. www.westedgeopera.org › bulrusherBULRUSHER | West Edge Opera

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   Co-Librettist: Eisa Davis. Conductor: Emily Senturia. Director: NJ Agwuna. Dramaturg: Leigh Rondon-Davis. Bulrusher is a part of West Edge Opera’s Pacific Opera Initiative (POI) - an integrated platform for new opera commissions, development, programming, and partnerships that approaches the creation of new American opera with a fresh take.

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   Will Eisa Davis' 'Bulrusher' come to Berkeley Repertory Theatre?

   • From left, Jeorge Bennett Watson, Shyla Lefner, Jamie LaVerdiere, and Rob Kellogg perform in Eisa Davis’ coming-of-age play “Bulrusher,” coming to Berkeley Repertory Theatre Oct. 27-Dec. 3. For Eisa Davis, to have her play “Bulrusher” come to Berkeley Repertory Theatre is like coming home.

   Eisa Davis brings ‘Bulrusher’ home to Berkeley Rep - The Mercury News

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   What happens at the beginning of 'Bulrusher' by Eisa Davis?

   • The first thing the audience hears at the beginning of Eisa Davis' play “Bulrusher” is the title character, a mixed-race teenage girl in Northern California in 1955, declaiming a poem about her own beginnings. “I float in a basket toward the Pacific, hands blue as huckleberries,” she intones. A few lines later, she explains.

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   Who is Bulrusher in 'Boonville' starring cyndii Johnson?

   • It’s 1955 in the small Mendocino County town of Boonville, and as the mixed-race Bulrusher (Jordan Tyson) happens upon Vera (Cyndii Johnson), the first other Black girl she’s ever seen, a poetic front-porch banter prevails. Characters are always razzing each other mercilessly.

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4. datebook.sfchronicle.com › theater › bulrusher-playA mysterious story of Northern California comes to local ...

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   Oct 20, 2023 · Theater. A mysterious story of Northern California comes to local stages in two different forms. Joshua Kosman October 20, 2023 Updated: October 24, 2023, 1:32 pm. Jordan Tyson, left, and Shyla...

5. datebook.sfchronicle.com › theater › berkeley-repReview: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Bulrusher’ glitters like Boonville’s ...

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   Nov 2, 2023 · The title character of “Bulrusher” was found as an infant in such a river, and playwright and Berkeley native Eisa Davis unwinds the young woman’s story in kind. Jordan Tyson as the title...

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     Bulrusher: An interview with playwright Eisa Davis

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     Experience the transformative journey of home, heritage, and the beauty of being different in Eisa Davis’ Bulrusher. Get a first look at the magic in our new video! Directed by Nicole Watson, Bulrusher starts Oct 27. 🎟️: bit.ly/BulrusherBRT | Berkeley Repertory Theatre

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     Behind the scenes of Bulrusher with Eisa Davis

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7. www.eisadavis.com › plays-2PLAYS – Eisa Davis

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   BULRUSHER. Full length play | Drama | 3M, 3F. In 1955, in the redwood country north of San Francisco, a multiracial girl grows up in a predominantly white town whose residents pepper their speech with the historical dialect of Boontling.

8. www.mercurynews.com › 2023/10/24 › eisa-davis-bringsEisa Davis brings ‘Bulrusher’ home to Berkeley Rep

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   Oct 24, 2023 · PUBLISHED: October 24, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. | UPDATED: October 24, 2023 at 9:31 a.m. For Eisa Davis, to have her play “Bulrusher” come to Berkeley Repertory Theatre is like coming home. Davis is...

9. www.mccarter.org › bulrusherBulrusher | McCarter Theatre Center

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   OVERVIEW. An engrossing rush... Eisa Davis' gleaming marriage of poetry and myth... has a big heart and a wide-open soul. Filled with passion and peppered with live music and gentle humor, this Pulitzer Prize finalist transports us to the predominantly white town of Boonville, nestled in the majestic Redwoods of 1955 California.

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