
What are the themes of your play?
Some of the themes of my play are hyper-visibility, self-perception, loss and liberation.
Why did you write it and why now?
I wrote the play because I was interested in indirectly examining my experiences of the world as a Black Woman and my place in it. I wrote it now because I’ve always wanted to write a play for myself to perform.
Which playwrights are you influenced by and why?
Writing this play, I was thinking a lot about the work of Harriet Jacobs, Lorraine Hansberry and Toni Morrison. Though they aren’t all playwrights, I was inspired by the ways they used some of their writing as a tool for personal liberation.
What do you hope to achieve as a playwright?
As a playwright, I hope to get opportunities to make work that inspires me.