Agyeiwaa Asante

Agyeiwaa Asante is a Ghanaian- American theatre artist from Maryland, currently based in San Diego. Her plays include, SWIRL (Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage Festival 2017, Watermelon One- Act Festival- Best Production 2019), HELP WANTED (Silver Spring One Act Festival, Elemental Women Productions), WILDEST DREAMS (Fire This Time Festival), BY GRACE PT. 2 (2021 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival) and DAINTY (BOLD NYC’s 2020 Festival, Mosaic Theatre, Playwrights Realms Scratchpad series). She holds commissions for UMD’s NextNow Festival, Single Carrot Theatre and Round House Theatre. She is the 2020 recipient of The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation’s Ollie Award. B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently earning her MFA in Playwriting at UCSD.

Agyeiwaa Asante is a Ghanaian- American theatre artist from Maryland, currently based in San Diego. Her plays include, SWIRL (Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage Festival 2017, Watermelon One- Act Festival- Best Production 2019), HELP WANTED (Silver Spring One Act Festival, Elemental Women Productions), WILDEST DREAMS (Fire This Time Festival), BY GRACE PT. 2 (2021 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival) and DAINTY (BOLD NYC’s 2020 Festival, Mosaic Theatre, Playwrights Realms Scratchpad series). She holds commissions for UMD’s NextNow Festival, Single Carrot Theatre and Round House Theatre. She is the 2020 recipient of The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation’s Ollie Award. B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently earning her MFA in Playwriting at UCSD.

Scripts

DAINTY

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

A woman’s greatest gift is her femininity, as long as she’s willing to pay the price. Just as Bride receives her summoning to depart the sanctuary of The Garden to meet her groom, an encounter with a strange fruit makes her question what might be waiting on the other side. A perspective on modern Black womanhood in America.

A woman’s greatest gift is her femininity, as long as she’s willing to pay the price. Just as Bride receives her summoning to depart the sanctuary of The Garden to meet her groom, an encounter with a strange fruit makes her question what might be waiting on the other side. A perspective on modern Black womanhood in America.

Agape or; The Church Play

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

In the basement of In the Guiding Light Charismatic Church of Silver Spring, Maryland, the young women of the Agape Drama Ministry shine at their brightest, performing biblical skits every week to edify their congregation. But when one of their own returns after a long time away with new ideas their delicate ecosystem and relationships begin to crack. A story about a crisis of faith, arrested development and how...

In the basement of In the Guiding Light Charismatic Church of Silver Spring, Maryland, the young women of the Agape Drama Ministry shine at their brightest, performing biblical skits every week to edify their congregation. But when one of their own returns after a long time away with new ideas their delicate ecosystem and relationships begin to crack. A story about a crisis of faith, arrested development and how to come to term with not having all the answers.

The Half-Sibling Play

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

Growing up in separate households, half-siblings Kweku and Amoaa have never been close. But when their father dies unexpectedly, they travel together from Brooklyn to Ghana to pay their respects and claim their birthright. A play about sisters, brothers, and absent fathers, The Half-Sibling Play delves into the mystery of family and what it means to come home.

Growing up in separate households, half-siblings Kweku and Amoaa have never been close. But when their father dies unexpectedly, they travel together from Brooklyn to Ghana to pay their respects and claim their birthright. A play about sisters, brothers, and absent fathers, The Half-Sibling Play delves into the mystery of family and what it means to come home.

Thicker Than...

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

Jillian is ready for a change. Her adult son, Tom, is not. Set in a not-too-distant future where a new kind of technology exists that allows anyone to emotionally "uncouple" from anyone in their lives, Thicker Than… asks what it means to cut off ties with a loved one and move on with your life.

Jillian is ready for a change. Her adult son, Tom, is not. Set in a not-too-distant future where a new kind of technology exists that allows anyone to emotionally "uncouple" from anyone in their lives, Thicker Than… asks what it means to cut off ties with a loved one and move on with your life.

Promithes, Promithes

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

Ash has always been there for Jeremy but when she finds herself helping him navigate yet another personal crisis she wonders if it is finally time for these two old friends to define their relationship. A comedy about how we treat the people we claim to love.

Ash has always been there for Jeremy but when she finds herself helping him navigate yet another personal crisis she wonders if it is finally time for these two old friends to define their relationship. A comedy about how we treat the people we claim to love.

Swirl

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

Jade and Charlie, an interracial couple, decide to go out for dinner with Charlie's opinionated roommate Sean. But an unexpected guest makes a simple meal into a complex conversation on race, relationships and politics amongst demographics that are rarely discussed in relation to each other, What is the conversation between Black Americans and Asian- Americans navigating through white America.

Jade and Charlie, an interracial couple, decide to go out for dinner with Charlie's opinionated roommate Sean. But an unexpected guest makes a simple meal into a complex conversation on race, relationships and politics amongst demographics that are rarely discussed in relation to each other, What is the conversation between Black Americans and Asian- Americans navigating through white America.

Help Wanted

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

A young couple, Deana, a successful business owner, and Prince, a local university professor,hits a bump in their marriage. Desperate to find a compromise they enlist the help of a sexual surrogate, Sadira, a young academic just trying to make ends meet. As Deana battles her chronic pain and the lines between business and pleasure are blurred, can they find peace in this compromise?

A young couple, Deana, a successful business owner, and Prince, a local university professor,hits a bump in their marriage. Desperate to find a compromise they enlist the help of a sexual surrogate, Sadira, a young academic just trying to make ends meet. As Deana battles her chronic pain and the lines between business and pleasure are blurred, can they find peace in this compromise?

By Grace, Pt. 2

by Agyeiwaa Asante

Synopsis

A pair of roommates have a conversation in an abortion clinic.

A pair of roommates have a conversation in an abortion clinic.