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Playwright/performer Lenelle Moïse (Purple, Nia, Womb-Words, Thirsting) returns to the Kitchen with her brand-new piece, EXPATRIATE.
EXPATRIATE is a new musical drama which combines dialogue, dream sequences, dance and live music for an exploration of race, friendship, addiction, art and infamy. Claudie and Alphine are African-American performing artists and long-time sister-friends. Disillusioned by grief, homophobia and “the black glass ceiling,” the two flee to Europe to realize their starved American dreams. In Paris, they support themselves by singing and dancing on the streets and quickly rise to infamy and fortune. But as Claudie and Alphine soon discover, for some Black artists living abroad, stardom comes at the sticky price of racial exotification. Will their friendship survive the pressures of their newfound success?
Written by Lenelle Moïse. Directed by Tamilla Woodard. Starring Karla Mosley and Lenelle Moïse.
Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 4PM
Actress Karla Mosley |
Director Tamilla Woodard |
Counter Culture Series Sponsors:
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Hospitality Sponsor: HILTON GARDEN INN
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