Afropick

Commissioned by Atlantic Theater Company:
Pendo can’t stay in America. At least, not without an enormous amount of money that she does not have. The faster time runs out on her visa, the more desperate she gets, and the more she is forced to confront the horrors and opportunities of migration in this transatlantic dramedy.

Commissioned by Atlantic Theater Company:
Pendo can’t stay in America. At least, not without an enormous amount of money that she does not have. The faster time runs out on her visa, the more desperate she gets, and the more she is forced to confront the horrors and opportunities of migration in this transatlantic dramedy.

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Afropick

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  • Kate Danley: Afropick

    I saw a reading of this at the Union Arts Center's New Works Northwest festival. It is absolutely BRILLIANT. I've never seen a play like this. Folks talk about cutting edge comedy, and this one is so sharp, it is dangerous. It felt like discovering Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, but for today. If you are looking for a gut punch play about immigration featuring six unapologetic black women gloriously taking up space with their truth and acing the Bechtel test, this is your play!

    I saw a reading of this at the Union Arts Center's New Works Northwest festival. It is absolutely BRILLIANT. I've never seen a play like this. Folks talk about cutting edge comedy, and this one is so sharp, it is dangerous. It felt like discovering Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, but for today. If you are looking for a gut punch play about immigration featuring six unapologetic black women gloriously taking up space with their truth and acing the Bechtel test, this is your play!

  • Playwrights Foundation: Afropick

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced AFROPICK as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the whip-smart dialog and deep characterization to be very compelling. The play's exploration of tensions between African and African American communities is fresh and intriguing. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced AFROPICK as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the whip-smart dialog and deep characterization to be very compelling. The play's exploration of tensions between African and African American communities is fresh and intriguing. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

  • Shaun Leisher: Afropick

    I loved this play. A hysterical workplace comedy that will also break your heart. I was so moved by how this piece explores the nuanced differences between Black people born in the United States and those originally from Africa. You can't help but feel for Pendo and Jamila as try to survive in their chosen country where even people that look like them can cause hurt. This play features great roles for Black actresses and I hope it gets produced soon.

    I loved this play. A hysterical workplace comedy that will also break your heart. I was so moved by how this piece explores the nuanced differences between Black people born in the United States and those originally from Africa. You can't help but feel for Pendo and Jamila as try to survive in their chosen country where even people that look like them can cause hurt. This play features great roles for Black actresses and I hope it gets produced soon.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Union Arts Center, Year 2026
  • Type Workshop, Organization Atlantic Theater Company, Year 2023
  • Type Commission, Organization Atlantic Theater Company, Year 2022

Awards

  • BIPOC Playwrights Festival
    Boise Contemporary Theater
    Finalist
    2025
  • Terrence McNally New Works Incubator
    Rattlestick Theater
    Semi-Finalist
    2025