Sylia Francis

Living in Ohio while working as a corporate travel agent. Sylia studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and at Actors Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. A playwright whose voice focuses on black folks, women, relationships, love, marriage, and LGBTQ people. Some of her plays include "Black Face", "The Cruise", "Orange Juice", "The Escort", and "Him and Her" - just to name a few. Part of the Master Class at the Barrow Group Theatre; belongs to the Michigan Playwrights Group. "Black Face" was selected to be read in the ANDTheatre Company’s Eclectic Evening of Shorts XIV: Bytes & Bullets, and the Spring Forward Festival in June of 2021 with the Barrow Group Theatre.

Living in Ohio while working as a corporate travel agent. Sylia studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and at Actors Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. A playwright whose voice focuses on black folks, women, relationships, love, marriage, and LGBTQ people. Some of her plays include "Black Face", "The Cruise", "Orange Juice", "The Escort", and "Him and Her" - just to name a few. Part of the Master Class at the Barrow Group Theatre; belongs to the Michigan Playwrights Group. "Black Face" was selected to be read in the ANDTheatre Company’s Eclectic Evening of Shorts XIV: Bytes & Bullets, and the Spring Forward Festival in June of 2021 with the Barrow Group Theatre.

Scripts

DIRT

DIRT by Sylia Francis

Cast Size
2
Genre
docudrama/historic

While volunteering for the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama, Maddie, a middle-aged Black woman, is approached by Opie, a middle-aged white man who stops along the roadside to question what she's doing. What begins as a chance encounter between two strangers quickly becomes a revealing conversation about race, memory, and the stories we choose to tell. Assumptions collide, and Maddie must decide...

While volunteering for the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama, Maddie, a middle-aged Black woman, is approached by Opie, a middle-aged white man who stops along the roadside to question what she's doing. What begins as a chance encounter between two strangers quickly becomes a revealing conversation about race, memory, and the stories we choose to tell. Assumptions collide, and Maddie must decide whether Opie is a threat, an ally, or something far more complicated.

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The Children We Love

by Sylia Francis

Cast Size
1
Genre
drama,
melodrama,
tragedy

A 33 year old mother tells the police her life story and how much she loves her two children. This monologue is dark and includes a mother hurting her children.

A 33 year old mother tells the police her life story and how much she loves her two children. This monologue is dark and includes a mother hurting her children.

THE ESCORT

THE ESCORT by Sylia Francis

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

Rhys, an Australian escort, is meeting his client Angela for the first time. She's extremely enthusiastic about the possible activities of the evening to come. Rhys guides Angela through the negotiations of tonight's expectations and entertainment.

Rhys, an Australian escort, is meeting his client Angela for the first time. She's extremely enthusiastic about the possible activities of the evening to come. Rhys guides Angela through the negotiations of tonight's expectations and entertainment.

ORANGE JUICE

by Sylia Francis

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
tragedy

Two African American teen girls, living in South Central LA, dreaming of what could be and the hope for love.
Inspired by the death of Latasha Harlins.

Two African American teen girls, living in South Central LA, dreaming of what could be and the hope for love.
Inspired by the death of Latasha Harlins.

BLACK FACE

by Sylia Francis

1
Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
satire

A college-bound black teen comes out to his parents, only to learn that his parents thought he would tell them something else.

A college-bound black teen comes out to his parents, only to learn that his parents thought he would tell them something else.