New Plays by Caribbean-American Writers

festival production team

Artistic Director/Producer

Magaly Colimon-Christopher

Magaly has years of experience producing new work. Her drive to produce is fueled by her passion for new works by women of Caribbean descent, and informed by her MBA in Arts Administration. @magalycolimonchristopher

Festival Coordinator

Artistic Director/Producer

Hanako Rodriguez

Hanako is a freelance AEA Stage Manager with a passion for helping to bring to life new works written by underrepresented voices.

@Hanako Rodriguez

Q&A Moderators (Following performances & film screening)

Thursday March 5th (ONE ACTS)

Friday March 6th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Patricia R. Floyd (actress/director) Her award winning production of Black Man Rising played for Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia in Bermuda. She also helmed Whoreworks which received accolades in Dublin, Ireland.

Friday March 6th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Sergei Burbank is resident playwright with Quick Silver Theater Company and holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Writer's Foundry at St. Joseph’s College. website: boisterous-eremite.com | twitter: @sergeiburbank

Saturday March 7th (SILENT TRUTH)

Friday March 6th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Saturday March 7th (CaFA Film Screening)

Cassandra Medley Award winning playwright produced across the U.S., with plays published in numerous anthologies and individual publications. https://www.cassandramedleyplaywright.com/

Saturday March 7th (CaFA Film Screening)

Minkie English is an independent Project Manager and Arts Administrator with a special interest in the intersection of art, education, and social justice reform. She is also an experienced Grant Writer who successfully secures funding for private and not-for-profit clients; and a Content Creator and Facilitator for professional development workshops that promote growth for higher education institutions, art institutions, educators, and artists.

Saturday March 7th (Ducklings)

Saturday March 7th (CaFA Film Screening)

Saturday March 7th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Geany Masai (Actress /Singer) has performed in The Fire This Time, Clubbed Thumb, Planet Connections and many others. Geany is a lifetime member of The Actor’s Studio. She has been teaching Auditioning for Film and Television for the past 15 years. Memberships: SAG/AFTRA, Actor's Equity and The Actors Studio.

Saturday March 7th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Saturday March 7th (CaFA Film Screening)

Saturday March 7th (UNBOSSED & UNBOWED)

Melanie Nicholls-King is an American/ Canadian actress with Trini roots, perhaps best known for playing Cheryl in the HBO series, The Wire, Officer Noelle Williams in the ABC series, Rookie Blue and recently, Hazel LaCroix, in the beloved Netflix series, Anne with an E.

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