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Mfoniso Udofia

Mfoniso Udofia is a First Generation Nigerian-American storyteller, actress and educator. She attended Wellesley College for Political Science and obtained her MFA in Acting from San Francisco's Tony Award winning, American Conservatory Theater. During her stay in the Bay, she co-pioneered a youth initiative, The Nia Project, which provided artistic outlets for youth residing in Bayview/Huntspoint. Mfoniso's play, Sojourners, is on the 2015 Kilroy List as one of the top plays in the nation written by a female playwright. Her plays, runboyrun and Her Portmanteau, received honorable mentions on the Kilroy List. Mfoniso has also been commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival to translate Shakespeare's, Othello. Her plays have been developed at and/or presented/produced by The Magic Theatre, Playwrights Realm, The National Black Theater, Hedgebrook, Sundance Theatre Lab, NNPN, Space on Ryder Farm, NNPN New Play Showcase, Makehouse, Soul Productions, terraNOVA, Page73 Development Programs, The New Black Fest, Rising Circle's INKTank, At Hand Theatre Company, The Standard Collective, Liberation Theatre Company, and JJCEO Youth Programs in Birmingham, Alabama. Mfoniso was a finalist for the 2015 PoNY Prize and she's been a finalist for the Eugene O'Neill NPC, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Many Voices Fellowship,  Page 73 Development Programs, Jerome Fellowship, NYTW’s 20/50 Fellowship, The Source Festival & Lark Playwrights' Week. Follow her at @mfudofia and check out her site www.mfonisoudofia.com for the latest news.

Poems for Harlem
Essay

Poems for Harlem

"my place"

27 June 2012

A poem for Harlem about living and playing there no matter when home may be.