Chima Chikazunga

Chima Chikazunga

Plays

  • 1 Letter Shy of Coincidence: Part 1 RA*E by Chima Chikazunga
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: racism, hate crime + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: racism, hate crime, gender identity
    SYNOPSIS- Two Lost Souls unexpectedly meet in the afterlife and journey within 4 unlikely stories connected by social injustice, racism , white privilege and form a bond through their untimely deaths.
  • NOT JUST YOU by Chima Chikazunga
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: adoption, substance abuse + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: adoption, substance abuse, sexual abuse and violence
    SYNOPSIS: "Rachael, a hard-working attorney struggles to connect with her son as she tries to prevent him from following the path of relatives whose lives were taken too soon due to substance abuse. When a former lover resurfaces after years of sobriety, she faces a powerful reckoning that fuels her son appetite for self-destruction from an emotional wound that has yet to heal."
  • TOUCH MY HEART MASTERPIECE by Chima Chikazunga
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: grief, substance abuse + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: grief, substance abuse, racism, mentoring
    TOUCH MY HEART MASTERPIECE follows a Daddy's girl on academic leave to work on her novel - seeks to find inspiration while looking after her ailing father - a blind racist Vietnam vet- who's taken on a young Black writer for an internship. Stuck at a cross road due to their turbulent time together, she is constantly reminded of her father’s words that have been with one since her Sweet 16..."...
    TOUCH MY HEART MASTERPIECE follows a Daddy's girl on academic leave to work on her novel - seeks to find inspiration while looking after her ailing father - a blind racist Vietnam vet- who's taken on a young Black writer for an internship. Stuck at a cross road due to their turbulent time together, she is constantly reminded of her father’s words that have been with one since her Sweet 16..." Life isn't about living, life is about what you do before you die."
  • The Detention Hours by Chima Chikazunga
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: adoption, dimentia + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: adoption, dimentia, Therapy, LGBTQ characters
    A couple want to take their relationship to the next level. But when Kierra decides to move in with her ailing grandmother Sophie, plans to bring a child into the world are suddenly placed on hold. Now 2 lost souls who unexpectedly confide in each other while in couples therapy, are forced to deal with an emotional wound that hasn’t healed and try to find comfort rather than a home.
  • Chantel’s Dilemma by Chima Chikazunga
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: COVID, adult depression + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: COVID, adult depression, suicide
    Chantel wants to do her part attempt to survive the pandemic of Covid-19, while her husband, Clay wants her to quit her job and be healthy for the life that she carries within her as morals and ethics come into question when love are forced into isolation
  • 3 Echoes by Chima Chikazunga
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: grief, Recovery
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: grief, Recovery
    10 years ago, he disappeared and Ruth hasn’t stopped looking for her son. Now a grieving mother’s newfound peace is compromised when her sons wife is introduced to his mistress whonot only claims to be the mother of his child- but seeks a donor to save her child’s life. Three women embark on a journey to uncover a mans’ haunted obsessions through the memories he left behind.
  • Echoes of a Lost Son by Chima Chikazunga
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: grief, trauma + 4 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: grief, trauma, substance abuse, Hope, 9/11, accepting death
    After years of therapy, Ruth’s newfound peace is compromised when a woman contacts her years later claiming to be the mother of her son, James, child; who’s been missing and presumed dead after the Twin Towers collapse.
  • The Eye of the Wake by Chima Chikazunga
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Best American Short Plays 2018-2019
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Best American Short Plays 2018-2019
    "Elaine's father has just died and after not leaving the house all week, she calls upon his intern to accompany her to the wake. Once there, she is forced to confront a secret that her father took to the grave about life and echoe in the back of her mind..." Life isn't about living. Life is about what we do before you die"