Zakiyyah Alexander’s Sweet Maladies is the recipient of ACT’s 2009 New Play Award, and will receive two free staged readings on June 6 at 7:30 pm and June 7 at 2:00 pm. Valerie Curtis-Newton will direct.
The play is about four girls (three black and one white) who must come to terms with their new circumstances in the Reconstruction-era South. The cast will include Lisa Strum, Felicia Loud, Adilia Scott , and Jane May. As part of the award, the winner receives $2,500 and the opportunity to workshop their play at ACT.
Alexander’s other works include Sick?, The Etymology of a Bird, and Blurring Shine. Her play, 10 Things to Do Before I Die is currently being presented by Second Stage Theatre in New York City.
For more information, visit www.acttheatre.org.
