runboyrun by Mfoniso Udofia

::civil war::
Married couple, Disciple and Abasiama Ufot, have been living the exact same day over and over again for many decades. A sudden burst of frustration breaks their pattern and time suddenly rushes forward while also reeling backwards; forcing Disciple and Abasiama to finally navigate the treacherous waters of illness, memory and love. The survival of this 30+ year marriage depends on building...
::civil war::
Married couple, Disciple and Abasiama Ufot, have been living the exact same day over and over again for many decades. A sudden burst of frustration breaks their pattern and time suddenly rushes forward while also reeling backwards; forcing Disciple and Abasiama to finally navigate the treacherous waters of illness, memory and love. The survival of this 30+ year marriage depends on building new vocabularies and daring, once again, to live moment by moment.
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Recommended by

  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    5 Oct. 2019
    “ This play shook me through and through and reminded me yet again how memory and trauma move through us in such human ways - I cried for us all. Thank you for writing such a moving and beautiful play that does not shy away from the terrors people live through and then hide from all over again. ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center:
    17 Feb. 2016
    “ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Mfoniso Udofia and their play "runboyrun" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the powerful, poetic language and how the piece lives in both an intimate familial setting as well as a larger global conversation. ”
  • Donnetta Lavinia Grays:
    16 Dec. 2015
    “ Downright brilliant. Mfoniso's voice is sweeping, poetic, electric and daring. Language is out of this world. And this epic story is wrenching and illuminating. I'm a true fan. ”

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The New York Theatre Workshop
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    University of Pittsburgh
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    Magic Theatre: Virgin Play Series
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    American Conservatory Theater: MFA
    ,
    2015
  • Reading
    ,
    terrNOVA Collective: Groundbreakers
    ,
    2014
  • Reading
    ,
    Rising Circle Collective: Inktank
    ,
    2013

Production History

Awards

Edgerton New Play Award
,
Edgerton Foundation: TCG
,
2015
Finalist
,
Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference
,
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
,
2015
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
,
Playwrights Foundation
,
2015
Honorable Mention
,
The List
,
The Kilroys
,
2015
Semi-Finalist
,
Princess Grace Award
,
2015
Honorable Mention
,
The List
,
The Kilroys
,
2014
Finalist
,
Leslie Scalapino Prize for Innovative Women Shortlist
,
The Relationship
,
2014