Past Supported Plays

Our goal is to bring Freedom Train's distinct theatre/worldview to theaters across NYC and beyond. Below is a complete listing of the plays that we have brought into our development process. Interested theatre producers are encouraged to contact the writers directly about future production opportunities.

2008:

delta dandi
by Sharon Bridgforth [contact]

Submerged from All Sides...
by Aurin Squire [contact]

when last we flew
by Harrison David Rivers [contact]

2007:

Are Women Human?
by Nick Mwaluko [contact]
What if as a child you were told by a deity that you were meant to be the opposite sex? Could you be courageous for your god or goddess in the face of intolerance? Are Women Human? by Nick Mwaluko (Columbia MFA) is a play about one person's struggle for acceptance and love.

Grace
by Jesse Cameron Alick [contact]
Remember that guy who you swore was gay but turned out to be metrosexual? Or what about that best friend you always wanted to date? According to the world of Grace, you were lovers - in a past life! Playwright Jesse Cameron Alick calls Grace a remix of Judeo-Christian beliefs with Buddhist tradition weaved into a story about how some things in life are beyond our control.

I Am Not A Hero
by Andre Lancaster [contact]
A queer hate crime witnessed. A documentary film completed. A slave ship rebellion. Can any of this change the future?

LIKE WILDFIRE
by yvonne fly onakeme etaghene [contact]
If compassion became a contagious disease, what would it look like? Poet, performance activist & playwright yvonne fly onakeme etaghene answers this question in a play that is a poetic exploration of humanity in a brutally apathetic world. These characters delve to the depths of love, activism & madness, and must face their fears to survive & thrive: com/passionately.

Steal Away
by Andrea E. Davis [contact]
In Steal Away, Romi is a young Black woman who lives in the Underground, a community founded by runaway enslaved peoples. But after she comes out, Romi confronts this society's sexism, homophobia, and stubborn sense of liberation.