Love I AWETHU Further by a.k. payne

Callie been dreaming bout three days in which they may call up who they be beyond Mistress’ language, box, tomb and barrel, to dream beyond Mistress’ “woman.” From her plans drawn out between tobacco rows, come a collective: her twin, her friends, her nameless mother and ancestor. In this adaptation of Julius Caesar, seven plan a revolt in the Antebellum South.
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Love I AWETHU Further

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  • Alexis Cofield:
    11 Nov. 2023
    “ Deeply moving piece with stunning heightened language. A meditation on freedom for Black women of all walks of life, which is a near impossible task but I gotta say this comes pretty close to pulling it off. ”
  • Jan Rosenberg:
    1 Jul. 2023
    “ I don't know how to even begin to describe this beautiful play, but it left me bereft. a.k is a remarkably gifted poet and storyteller. This is an unbelievably powerful play, and I'm excited to see it in production. ”
  • jose sebastian alberdi:
    30 Jun. 2023
    “ This play is gorgeous and tender and painful and beautiful. I saw a reading of it at the O'Neill's National Playwrights Conference and I've been craving a fully-realized production ever since. a.k.'s way of dramatizing love and tenderness and revolution between the people in this play is a thing of beauty and revelation. I think I'll be thinking about this play for a long, long time. I can't wait to see it produced. ”
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7 Black women & non-binary people
1 white woman

Development History

  • Workshop
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    O'Neill National Playwrights Conference
    ,
    2023
  • Reading
    ,
    Bedlam Theater
    ,
    2022

Production History

  • University
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    Yale School of Drama
    ,
    2021

Awards

Winner
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David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award
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Kennedy Center
,
2022
Runner Up
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Rosa Parks Playwriting Award
,
Kennedy Center
,
2022