Black Girl Joy

by Phanésia Pharel

At the Black Girl Joy Center for Vulnerable Youth in Miami, four girls- Trina, JT, Squeaks and Donna come together to share their story. Black Girl Joy shifts between memory, choreo poems and a juicy plot. It is a ritual play for black girls/women to heal from intimate partner violence, a loss of girlhood, and the death of our friends.

At the Black Girl Joy Center for Vulnerable Youth in Miami, four girls- Trina, JT, Squeaks and Donna come together to share their story. Black Girl Joy shifts between memory, choreo poems and a juicy plot. It is a ritual play for black girls/women to heal from intimate partner violence, a loss of girlhood, and the death of our friends.

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Black Girl Joy

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  • Shaun Leisher: Black Girl Joy by Phanésia Pharel
    “

    A play that constantly (and brilliantly) breaks the fourth wall and blends performance styles to tell the stories of these women and their bond together. An homage to the strength of Black women and sisterhood.

    A play that constantly (and brilliantly) breaks the fourth wall and blends performance styles to tell the stories of these women and their bond together. An homage to the strength of Black women and sisterhood.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, La Femme Productions, 2022
  • Workshop, Shattered Globe, 2022
  • Workshop, Teatro Chelsea , 2021
  • Workshop, Egg & Spoon Theater Collective , 2021
  • Reading, Echo Theater Company , 2020

Awards

  • Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened
    Finalist
  • Jane Chambers Award
    Finalist
    2021