In 2018, we staged Ghana’s first theater production centered on the realities of queer lives in Africa dubbed “Just Like Us”, surviving multiple threats of legal injunctions, to stage a riveting and moving body of political work as a public statement in recognition of the LGBT community in Ghana and across Africa and to represent their very human emotions as an assertion of the humanity they are denied by our societies. We have since successfully staged “Until Someone Wakes Up” (2019), “An African Man” (2020), “Ashikishan” (2021), “Liberating Pleasures” (2022) and “Monsoons” (2022).
Each Theatre production is a conscious collaborative effort between Director, Stage Manager, Actors and Production staff to bring to each audience a unique experience openly capturing elements of the lived experiences of primarily Ghanaian and African women, Queer youth and those of the people at the intersections of socio-economic and political class.
For Colored Girls, 2025
Directed by Efe Favour, produced by Michaella Gyatsen
For the AWID 2024 Forum in Bangkok, Drama Queens and the African Women’s Development Fund hosted an Accra Hub where we explored through stage production both the nuances and similarities in the experiences of women the world over. Through music, the cathartic portrayal of emotion and riveting dialogue , the cast and crew brought to life in a different scope the effervescent work of Ntozage Shange.
While distinctively American, in references, in language and in writing style, For Colored Girls continues to be a transcendent piece of writing connecting women all across the world and through generations.
Edufa
With one hand we wipe away the …… and with the other we raise a cup of sweetness to our lips,- Chorus 1 (Edufa, Efua Sutherland)
Edufa is a timeless piece of literature which illustrate themes of filial responsibiity., love, …..
As part of our Africn Feminist Theatre series we explored Edufa……..
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