Packages O’ The Things We Deliver
Public Presentation
Past Show
March 27 - 31, 2024
After a murder, 3 brothers trapped in an urban Minneapolis are haunted by their past, and channel their energy and rhythmic flow to save their family from the threat of police violence. Yet, quickly they realize the only way to disentangle the intergenerational connections between their family members is by delivering packages. This perilous journey to the ancestral world, OKO, asks them to forgive and empathize in the midst of trauma to liberate the souls of their family.
Co-Producer
Chelsea Factory
Playwright
Oya Mae Dxtchxss-Davis
Director
Daniel Boisrond
Location
Chelsea Factory
547 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
Oya Mae Dxtchxss-Davis
Playwright
Oya Mae Dxtchxss-Davis is a multi-souled pansexual, disabled (MS) playwright and Santeria practitioner from Minneapolis, MN. Her various intersecting identities are the main inspirations for her writing. Her artistic aim is to create stories so black youth can see characters on stage who not only look like them but are dealing with some of the extreme circumstances that they may be dealing with.
Oya Mae was a 2016 Many voices Mentee. Her play Skin was a part of the 2017 Twin Cities Horror Festival and her play Lunch will be a part of the 2020 Twin cities horror festival. Oya was a finalist for The Apothetae Playwriting Fellowship through the Lark Theatre in New York City and The Many Voices Fellowship through The Playwright’s Center. She is excited to be a part of this residency and is enthusiastic to explore her future conjurations.
Daniel Boisrond
Director
Daniel Boisrond is a multifaceted artist whose vision transcends mediums. He wears multiple hats with finesse – an actor, director, brand strategist and an entrepreneur as the founder (ceo) of 3:5Creative[s], a creative agency. With a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Art and with a decade-spanning career in the industry he has worked on projects such as MTV’s “Eye Candy” (Ethan), Quicken Loans Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Commercial featuring Michael Keegan-Key, idigress (Caleb) and Skeleton Crew (Dez) at Premiere Stages at Kean University. Directing credits include ShopTalk (ArtYard), Roots (Dixon Place & La MAMA), For Colored Girls..(Breakthrough Theater of Winter Park).
Cast
Arewa Basit
CELLZDrew Drake
CORTEZSequoiia
TINOCherene Snow
MOTHER / VOICETravis Raeburn
KASHCreative Team
Christopher Darbassie
Sound DesignJason A. Goodwin
Costume DesignJohn Alexander
Lighting DesignLucas A Degirolamo
Set DesignZavier Augustus Lee Taylor
Projections DesignAmaal Saifudeen
Intimacy Coordinator