FURLOUGH’S PARADISE
an abolition play or perhaps simply a play about cousins
On a three-day furlough from prison, Sade stays with her only cousin, Mina. On a brief reprieve from her life in the West Coast, Mina returns to her hometown for her Aunt's funeral. The cousins try to make sense of grief, home, love, and kinship as time ticks towards the correctional officer's arrival.
World Premiere 2024: Alliance Theatre, Atlanta
West Coast Premiere Upcoming 2025: Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
Photos from 2023 Production directed by Leyla Levi, Carlotta Festival of New Plays @ Yale School of Drama; PC: T. Charles Erickson; Actors: Lauren Walker and Janiah-Camile François). Set by Omid Akbar. Lights by Yichen Zhou. Costumes by Kitty Cassetti. Projections: Hannah Tran
