Red Clay Plays
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFeaturing audio dramas and interviews with brilliant artists, Red Clay Plays champions Southern Black playwrights and the worlds they create with their words. Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts Company, based in Raleigh, NC.
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An Interview with Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko
October 22, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, poet, and fiction essayist Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko! Trans, queer, non-binary, Tanzanian-American, poet-playwright-fiction-essayist NICK HADIKWA MWALUKO: Plays include: 37, S.T.A.R: Marsha P. Johnson; two queer African trilogies Waafrika and Waafrika 123; the QTPOC trans masculine THEY/THEM/THEIRS (TBA/Theater Bay Area); the queer apocalypse Homeless in the AfterLife; Blueprint for an African Lesbian; SH/Eroe; Asymmetrical We; B...
A Love Letter to my Gay Beloved Andre Alexander Lancaster
October 14, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBA Love Letter to my Gay Beloved Andre Alexander Lancaster MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: A Love Letter to my Gay Beloved Andre Alexander Lancaster by Nick Hadwika Mwakulo Directed by Graceson Abreu Performed by Tristan André Parks Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Funded in part by The Black Seed Grant, Manbites Dog Theatre, Cypress Fund, Tria...
An Interview with Carlton Molette
September 23, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with professor, director, and playwright, Dr. Carlton Molette! Barbara and Carlton Molette have been Dramatists Guild members since 1971. The Morehouse-Spelman Players premiered ROSALEE PRITCHETT in 1970. The Negro Ensemble Company produced the New York premiere In 1971, as well as a revival in 2017 for their 50th anniversary season. ROSALEE PRITCHETT has also been produced by The FreeSouthern Theatre, several universitytheatres, published by...
Move the Car
September 17, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBMove the Car MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Move the Car by Barbara & Carlton Mollette Directed by Vincent Drayton Cast of Move the Car Wife: Verlene Oats Husband: King David Harris Auto Guy: Christopher Bailey Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Funded in part by The Black Seed Grant, Manbites Dog Theatre, Cypress Fund, Triangle Community Founda...
An Interview with Ivan Mosley
August 26, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with dramaturg and playwright Ivan Mosley! Ivan Mosley is a playwright and dramaturg from North Carolina. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in Theatre. His play Evelyn & His Brothers was selected as a semifinalist for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival. He is a proud alumnus of the Kennedy Center Summer Playwrights Intensive and the Advanced Playwriting Program at the National Theatre Institute. He has developed his plays...
An Old Broom
August 20, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBMOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: An Old Broom by Ivan Mosley "Two friends talk about relationships, their future and their past all while waiting for the new year to come. Will their friendship change or will it be the same Old Broom?" Directed by Keyanna Alexander Cast of An Old Broom K.D.: Monet Noelle Marshall Lakenton: Justin Peoples Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOA...
An Interview with Thomas Brazzle
August 17, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with actor, writer, director, and playwright Thomas Brazzle! Thomas Brazzle is an actor, writer and director originally from Texas. He got his start training in child television and commercial performance at KD Studios in Dallas, TX. After spending time studying abroad in London and Barcelona, Thomas returned to the U.S. to focus on creating new work and working in regional theatre. He has performed at The Guthrie in Minneapolis, Shakespeare ...
An Interview with Playwright Thomas Brazzle
August 17, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with actor, writer, director, and playwright Thomas Brazzle! Thomas Brazzle is an actor, writer and director originally from Texas. He got his start training in child television and commercial performance at KD Studios in Dallas, TX. After spending time studying abroad in London and Barcelona, Thomas returned to the U.S. to focus on creating new work and working in regional theatre. He has performed at The Guthrie in Minneapolis, Shakespeare ...
SMOKED
August 05, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBMOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: SMOKED by Thomas Brazzle In this short snippet of the dark comedy SMOKED, we get a taste of brotherhood and BBQ as we meet the owners and the locals that frequent Flints BBQ in Austin, Texas. Directed by Leroy Ediage Cast of Smoked Jake: Vincent Drayton Doc: John Ivey Dwayne: Ronald Mayberry Kalob: Trent Mollison Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produc...
An Interview with Playwright Brittney S. Harris
July 15, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, professor, and researcher Brittney S. Harris! Listen in as we share our belief in the power of the arts to change hearts and minds, finding stories in our communities and of course, the joys of being a Southern Black theatre maker. Brittney S. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University...
An Interview with Brittney S. Harris
July 15, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with playwright, professor, and researcher Brittney S. Harris! Listen in as we share our belief in the power of the arts to change hearts and minds, finding stories in our communities and of course, the joys of being a Southern Black theatre maker. Brittney S. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University...
How to Tie a Tie
July 09, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBMOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: How to Tie a Tie written by Brittney S. Harris Directed by Danielle Harris Cast of How to Tie a Tie Charles Walker: Vincent Drayton Grace Walker: Julia Drayton Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts Company Funded in part by The Black Seed Grant, Manbites Dog Theatre, Cypress Fund, Triangle Community Foundation, United Arts Co...
An Interview with Playwright Tristan André Parks
June 24, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn 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 ...
An Interview with Tristan André Parks
June 24, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn 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 ...
The Waterflower
June 16, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBMOJOAA 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 Jeffries Performed by Alicia Johnson Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts C...
THE WATERFLOWER
June 16, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBMOJOAA 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 Jeffries Performed by Alicia Johnson Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marshall Produced by MOJOAA Performing Arts C...
An Interview with Raven Monroe
May 29, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn 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 playw...
Ama and Coltrane, Beware Beware! by Raven Monroe
May 22, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBMOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Ama and Coltrane, Beware Beware! by Raven Monroe Two 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 Ediage Cast of Ama and Coltrane, Beware, Beware! Ama: Sa'a Melioge Coltrane: Jefferson Gichuru Beasty: Leroy Ediage Radio: John Ivy Theme song by Dasan Ahanu and Scott Warren Sound Design and Engineering by Only Us Media Hosted by Monèt Noelle Marsh...
An Interview with Dr. Lisa B. Thompson
May 13, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBWelcome 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 ...
Mother Nature & Mother's Day by Dr. Lisa B. Thompson
May 07, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBMOJOAA Performing Arts Company Presents: Mother Nature & Mother's Day by Dr. Lisa B. Thompson MOTHER NATURE In 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 f...