Possessed (or, "The Crazy African Girl" Play)
When Furaha returns home to Tanzania on medical leave from grad school in the US, she’s thrilled to be reunited with her big brother Angaza. Unfortunately for her, Angaza believes that her chronic depression is, in fact, a demon possession. But it’s okay! Angaza has a plan—one that has them undertaking the road trip of a lifetime from Dar Es Salaam to Singida.
Amandla Jahava and Michael Oloyede in a staged reading of Possessed at Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, 2024, Photograph by Buck Lewis
Awards/Honors
Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference (Selected), 2026
American Blues Theater Blue Ink Award (Finalist), 2026
Moxie Theatre Lamoise New Works Festival (Finalist), 2026
Playwrights Horizons Unplugged (Finalist), 2025
Ojai Playwrights Conference (Semifinalist), 2025
Seattle Public Theater Distillery Festival (Selected), 2024