African Stew
By Lisa B. Thompson
Directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe
AFRICAN STEW
September 10 - 27
When an African American woman and a Nigerian man announce their engagement after a swift courtship, their families gather for a meal in Oakland — and what begins as a celebration soon simmers with tension as cultural differences, familial expectations, and questions of identity bubble to the surface.
Directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, this poignant exploration of love, class, culture, and the Black Diaspora marks the return of one of LHT’s most acclaimed collaborators in Thompson, whose 2024 The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body as well as 2019’s Single Black Female were met with critical and popular acclaim.
African Stew is an uproarious new world premiere that brings complex relationships to the table.
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