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Afrika Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8th,1974 Newark, New Jersey |
| Known for | Artist, Writer, Screenwriter, Playwright, Director, Poet, Journalist |
| Notable work | The Fight, Strange Fruit Redux |
| Awards | Best Unproduced Screenplay - 2019 Lovesick Film Festival |
| Website | https://www.afrikabrown.com |
Afrika Brown is a writer, playwright, and director best known for writing and directing her plays The Fight and Strange Fruit Redux.[1][2]
Biography edit
Brown was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised primarily in Hillside.
Career edit
Playwright, poet and screenwriter Afrika Brown began her career as a journalist writing fashion, lifestyle and entertainment features. In 2006, Brown published Sepia Sapphire, a collection of poetry. In 2007, Brown’s weekly chapter series Diary of a Break Up was featured by Universitychic.com.[3] In 2009, she founded F.A.M.E. NYC Magazine.[4] In 2014, The Outing, Brown’s first one act play, was featured at Open Hydrant’s Urban Waves Festival, Manhattan Repertory Summer Shorts Festival and The Strawberry Festival.[5]
In 2015 Brown’s new socio-political play Strange Fruit Redux exploded onto the off-off Broadway landscape making its world premiere at Manhattan Repertory Theatre‘s 10th Anniversary Event.[6] It returned to NYC in November 2015 participating in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. In 2016, Strange Fruit Redux embarked on a tour playing festivals and theaters nationwide. In May 2016, Brown debuted Slow Bullet, My Three Loves at Manhattan Repertory Theatre. Brown is proud to become a part of the MRT family as their newest Resident Playwright. In 2017, she traveled to Barcelona to take part of a residency at Can Serrat.[7] In 2018, a reading of Brown’s one act play A Thing of Beauty was performed at NYC’s Living Room Theater, and she traveled to the west coast to fulfill her commitment as an Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Fellow. In March 2019, Brown’s screenplay After…Suite 220 won best unproduced script at The Grove Street/Lovesick Film Festival. Brown released Flame, her second volume of poetry, in 2021.
Currently, Brown is working on bringing her latest play The Fight to the stage following several successful industry readings, namely The Apollo’s New Work’s Salon Series.[1] Her play Strange Fruit Redux was also selected for the Newark Arts Festival, and was well received in September 2023.[2]
Works edit
Theatre
- The Fight
- Strange Fruit Redux
- Slow Bullet, My Three Loves
- The Outing
- A Thing of Beauty
Books
- Flame
- Sepia Sapphire
- Diary of a Break Up?
References edit
- ^ a b Ingenthron, Blair. "Mister Fitzgerald to Star in Apollo Salon Series Reading of Afrika Brown's THE FIGHT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ a b "Newark Arts Festival: Strange Fruit Redux by Afrika Brown — The Newark Museum of Art". newarkmuseumart.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "UChic Girls Guide - Real Advice". uchicgirlsguide.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "F.A.M.E NYC Magazine". F.A.M.E NYC Magazine. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Interview with Afrika Brown, the playwright of TheOuting, retrieved 2024-03-26
- ^ "Strange Fruit Redux Returns to NYC". F.A.M.E NYC Magazine. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Afrika Brown - Can Serrat Bio. August 7, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
Further reading edit
- Important book to know about
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- Important article to know about
External links edit
- https://whitehotmagazine.com/contributors/afrika-brown/25 Noah Becker's Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art - Afrika Brown
- https://famenycmagazine.com/biography/ Biography | F.A.M.E NYC Magazine (famenycmagazine.com)
- https://www.phillymag.com/life-style/2021/08/14/mullets-hairstyle/ The Mullet, History’s Most Maligned Hairstyle, Is Back (phillymag.com)
- https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/sepia-sapphire_afrika-brown/3035632/#edition=6467371&idiq=50338583 Sepia Sapphire book by Afrika Brown (thriftbooks.com)
- https://www.theaterinthenow.com/2016/03/spotlight-onafrika-brown.html Theater in the Now: Spotlight On...Afrika Brown
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7NJQqOF1w Strange Fruit Redux Snippet