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Ancient Of Ways: For Colored Girls Who've Considered Ifa...
A woman unhappy in her faith community meets an attractive man at a jazz brunch who practices an African indigenous religion.
When and where
Date and time
July 14, 2022 · 7:30pm - July 31, 2022 · 9:30pm EDT
Location
St. Agnes Hospital 1350 Oakwood Ave St. Augustine's University Raleigh, NC 27610
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About this event
DENISE checked all the "honorable woman" boxes: educated, celibate, active in ministry. It was supposed to bring her heavenly bliss. Instead, she's depressed and lonely.
Exhausted by the dismissal of "Black girl joy," she slips into a Sunday jazz brunch and drowns herself in bottomless mimosas. That is where she meets WAYNE (ADEYEMI), an easy-to-look-at, socially conscious man, who reveals that he practices Yoruba, an African indigenous religion (the Ifa Orisha tradition). The ever-devout Christian Denise says they can be friends, but nothing more.
Then they become more.
“Ancient Of Ways: For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Ifa When Jesus Came Up Short” is an interfaith love story and multidisciplinary production incorporating storytelling, drumming and dance - modern, liturgical, and African.
DATES
Thurs - Sun, July 14-17
Thurs - Sun, July 21-24
Thurs - Sun, July 28-31
TIME: 7:30 PM, nightly
LOCATION: St. Agnes Hospital, 1315 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC (St. Augustine’s University)
NOTE: This production will take place outside on the hallowed grounds of this historic building, "theater on the lawn". We invite guests to bring beach blankets, lawn chairs, and open minds, ready to take the ‘Colored Girl’s journey'.
To ensure the greatest level of comfort to our guests, the event will be staged on the east side of the structure at sunset. If you need specific accommodations, please email info@alexusrhone.com.
**Mature theme and language, ages 14 and older.**
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About the organizer
Alexus Rhone began her career as an insurance and financial services professional. With a Bachelor of Journalism/Public Relations degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts-Theology from Fuller Graduate School, she has over 20 years experience working in the private/corporate sector customizing workshops and branded events and coaching creative and true, first-person storytellers for live events. Past clients include GANNETT/USA Today Network, Leona Group, Lutheran Hostel, City of Phoenix, and City of Dallas/Office of Arts and Culture. She works with a team of associate producers to coach, curate and harness the power of stories.
Everyone has a story. However, everyone is not brave enough to step to the mic to tell that story. We can help.
"Truth, Meet Story" - expanding empathy one story at a time - www.alexusrhone.com