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The Flow is a festival showcasing monologues written by African American

playwrights.  We bring together a diverse collection of monologues creating

an exciting evening of theatre, music, and dance!

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2024​

Joshua Austin (“Shonen J”) (Houston, TX) There But Not There

 

Simone Black ("Simone “Sye” B") (Queens, NY), To Do or Not

 

Debbi Blackwell Cook (Queens, NY), Ghetto Love

 

Charity Clark-Anderson (Southfield, MI), Rickey Roy-ale & Gettin’ Game

 

Lynne Streeter Childress (Annapolis, MD), The Best Thing You Can Do For Yourself

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Monifa T. Christian (Washington, DC), Planning Stages

 

Bonita Elery (Louisville, KY), You Never Knew

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TaMara E. Goode ("TaMara E'Lan G") (Charlotte, NC), Eddie Was Never Content

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Norman Hoosier (Elgin, IL), The Sisters Of Pilsen Street

 

Louis Johnson (Nashville, TN), The Last Words of Big Tony Wilson

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Lea Jones (Houston, TX), In The Key of Love

 

Troy Morgan Lewis (Houston, TX) Lucky Hat

 

Stephanie McNeal (Houston, TX), My Kind of Love

 

Elizabeth Nafula ("Ivanovna") (Kitale, Rift Valley, Kenya), Life's Random Button

 

Renèe Nixon (Durham, NC) Oops Insurance

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Melanie Payne (Tampa, FL), Down Home Chicken

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Cindy Pierre (San Antonio, TX), The Twain Meet

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C. Georgia Preau (San Antonio, TX) The Next Time I Get Married

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Charlotte Preston (Houston, TX) Where Did They Go? 

 

Brea Monet (Houston, TX), The Last Stand Up

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Ivy Staten-Minor (Philadelphia, PA), Mr. Plumber Man

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Sister Mama Sonya (Houston, TX), Ready For The Services

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Latrice P. Young ("Distinctly Unique") (Chicago, IL) Why Are You Here?