Ngozi Anyanwu’s (she/her) playwriting credits include: Seven Deadly Sins (Drama Desk Award); The Homecoming Queen (Kilroys list 2017, Leah Ryan Finalist), world premiere at The Atlantic theater (2018); Nike… (Kilroys List 2017), workshopped at The New Black Fest in conjunction with The Lark and The Strand Festival in conjunction with A.C.T and Space on Ryder Farm and New York Stage and Film. Anyanwu wrote and starred in Good Grief (Kilroys List 2016, semi-finalist Princess Grace, Humanitas Award), produced at Center Theatre Group (2017) and The Vineyard Theatre (2018) and The Last of the Love Letters, The Atlantic Theatre Company (2021). She has had multiple playwright residencies and commissions and has extensive credits as an actor. Anyanwu is currently Artist-in-Residence with the National Black Theatre. Education: UCSD (MFA Acting), Point Park University (BA).

My Name … is Beatrice by Ngozi Anyanwu Saturday, August 5, 8:00 p.m.

My Name … is Beatrice is a continuation of what hopes to be The Homecoming Queen as we follow Kelechi’s return to America, this time with her “daughter” Beatrice. And we’ll come to find out healing and reuniting is messy business. And requires letting go.