Word: imafidon
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...your fate? Presented by the Black Community and Student Theatre (BlackC.A.S.T), Suzan-Lori Parks’s “In the Blood” captured all the elements of classic tragedy and dark humor with a subtle message about the pervasiveness of human hypocrisy. Directed by Faith O. Imafidon ’07, and co-produced by Christian I.C. Strong ’09 and Jessie E.A. Washington ’09, “In the Blood” updates Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic text “The Scarlet Letter.” Running this...
...Parks as a homeless African-American woman living under a bridge with five illegitimate children—and her interactions with various figures of society who exploit her for their own gains.The decision to perform “In the Blood” came after director Faith O. Imafidon ’07 and several other cast and production members were exposed to Parks’ works through Assistant Professor Glenda R. Carpio’s course on Contemporary African-American Literature.“Faith and Jon and I were all in [the class]…we read...
While concerned with issues of the past and present, “The Colored Museum” also demonstrated the future promise of its participants. First-time producers Faith O. Imafidon ’07 and Nicklette N. Izuegbu ’08 combined their talents well under the leadership of more experienced director Kia D. Alexander ’08. What’s more, many of the play’s actors and actresses are not only new to theater, they played more than one role—a technique that demonstrated their refreshing originality and versatility...
Overall, their deeply emotional performances came to a fore two successive scenes—the first and second featuring Imafidon and Redko, respectively. In these particular scenes, Imafidon plays a patient who cannot move without exerting a great deal of effort, while Redko is afflicted by Tourette’s syndrom. Talking directly to the audience, Imafidon anguishes that “Everyday is a mental marathon,” and Redko laments that since there is no place in the world from him, he must create...
Similarly enjoyable to watch was the characters’ dynamic interplay with Imafidon, who, as the neophyte woman from Hell, sympathizes with the stick and Redko, as the hardened Hell worker...