Waning

 Written by Kamaria Hallums-Harris
Directed by Sadiqua Iman
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Feb 14 – Mar 1
Industry Night: Febuary 27
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pm

Synopsis:
At 17, Luna is coming to terms with the harsh reality of what it means to be a young, black, queer woman in America. It’s hard to find the words to claim her identity and to claim her right to love and be loved. Waning uses dance, discovery, and dark truths to show that the words on the pages of history books are nothing compared to weight of reality.

CONTENT WARNING: This play contains strong themes, including descriptive language about abortion and depictions of violence towards women in the pre-Civil Rights era of the USA.

Cast:
Danela Butler as Luna
N. S. Ahmed as Indu
Ben Symons as Ravi
Kamaria Hallums-Harris as Leuanna

Design/Production Team:
Dramaturg: Marquicia Domingue
Production Manager: Andrew Hunter
Stage Manager: Wendy Blackwood
Sound Designer: Ben Symons
Lighting Designer: Brian Dang

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Eat Cake

Written by Nelle Tankus
Directed by Catherine Blake Smith

Tuesday & Wednesday, April 26th-May 11th at 7:30pm
PWYC industry night May 9th
Opening night April 26th

Chaos, comedy, and cake collide in Eat Cake, the Queer wedding of the century. Ariel and Addison are throwing their dream wedding, a DIY extravaganza, but the clock is ticking and everything is a disaster. The guests won’t stop screaming at each other or running into backrooms to make out, the cake is a catastrophe of colossal proportions, and an un-invited guest shows up stoned. What’s worse, is the couple even into the whole “gay marriage” thing or are they just doing it for their family? Featuring a diverse and colorful cast, Eat Cake is a riotous modern comedy that asks whether the love of two misfits can triumph in the face of familial calamity, and the sacrifices they have to make along the way.

Cast:
Addison: Julie Hoang
Ariel: Kamaria Hallums-Harris
Petra: Amontaine Aurore
Nelson: Dave Clapper
Rhys: Matt Aguayo
Roger: Raymond Williams
Michael: Benjamin Symons
Sam: Jordan-Michael Whidbey
Wedding Planner/Gail: Courtney Bennett

Production Team:
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Courtney Bennett
Costume Designer: Da’Juanna “.d.” Adams
Set/Props Designer/Technical director: Emily Sershon
Lighting Designer: Carolina Johnson
Sound Designer: Nelle Tankus
Stage Manager: Haley Kellogg
Production Manager: Robin Obourn

More about the artists:
Sacrifice & Attachments: An Interview with Annex’s Eat Cake Team (Seattle Star)
Five Friday Questions with Amontaine Aurore (Encore Arts)
Five Friday Questions with Kamaria Hallums-Harris (Encore Arts)
Theatrical Mustang Podcast with Kamaria Hallums-Harris