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Flyin' West

Flyin' West, written by Pearl Cleage, is the story of a small group of African-American women whose lives changed when they decide to go to the West and settle in a new, rough region. In this encounter with a new environment, themes such as determination, racism, interracial marriage, feminism, pride, and freedom arise to offer a reflection upon how individuals, families, and communities survive together. Among the difficulties of everyday life, there is power in the fact of being able of knowing who we are and where we go, as the women in the play affirm their identity as three Negro women. The sisters Sophie, Fannie, and Minnie, and their mother figure Miss Leah, have to empower each other, especially when Minnie suffers domestic violence from her husband. When the couple's abusive relationship becomes increasingly violent, and when this violence threatens all the women's well-being, they have to decide how to maintain their freedom and their sisterhood.

Directed by Zaria Bunn
Stage Manager: Quinn Etoll
Production Manager: Alicia Lee
Cast:
Sophie: Naomi Ogden
Fannie: Grade Dodd
Minnie: Hannah Williams
Miss Leah: Kiya Watson
Frank: Na'Mia Kelly
Wil: Zaria Bunn