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Mfoniso Udofia is a Nigerian-American storyteller, actor, and educator whose work centers on Nigerian immigrant life within the United States. [1] [2] Celebrated and well known work from Udofia includes: Sojourners, [3] Her Portmanteau, [3] [4] [5] runboyrun and In Old Age [6] --- all plays from within her projected nine-play Ufot Cycle.
Mfoniso Udofia's plays, Sojourners, runboyrun, Her Portmanteau, and In Old Age have been seen at the American Conservatory Theater [A.C.T.], New York Theatre Workshop [NYTW], The Playwrights Realm, Magic Theater, National Black Theatre, Strand Theater Company, and Boston Court. She’s the recipient of the 2017 Helen Merrill Playwright Award ...
May 31, 2017 · Mfoniso Udofia, the author of what is envisioned as a series of nine plays, “The Ufot Cycle.”. Frances F. Denny for The New York Times. By Diep Tran. May 31, 2017. After moving to New York ...
Oct 7, 2012 · Biography. Mfoniso Udofia, a first-generation Nigerian-American storyteller and educator, attended Wellesley College and obtained her MFA from the American Conservatory Theater [A.C.T.]. While at A.C.T., she co-pioneered, THE NIA PROJECT which provided artistic outlets for San Francisco youth.
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Mfoniso Udofia, a first-generation Nigerian-American storyteller and educator, attended Wellesley College and obtained her MFA from the American Conservatory Theater [ACT]. While at ACT, she pioneered THE NIA PROJECT, which provided artistic outlets for San Francisco youth. Productions of her plays SOJOURNERS, RUNBOYRUN, HER PORTMANTEAU, and IN OLD AGE have been seen at New York Theatre ...
Apr 1, 2019 · Acclaimed playwright Mfoniso Udofia did not set out to write plays, let alone to write an ambitious nine-play cycle that spans decades and chronicles multiple generations of a single family.
Mfoniso Udofia's plays, Sojourners, runboyrun, Her Portmanteau, and In Old Age have been seen at the American Conservatory Theater [A.C.T.], New York Theatre Workshop [NYTW], The Playwrights Realm, Magic Theater, National Black Theatre, Strand Theater Company, and Boston Court. She’s the recipient of the 2017 Helen Merrill Playwright Award ...
