A PROPHET’S TALE: PORTRAIT OF THE LYRICIST
Omi Osun Joni L. Jones and I had the privilege of serving as dramaturgs for composer Everett Saunders and choreographer Marjani Forté-Saunders’s, A Prophet’s Tale: Portrait of the Lyricist - a multi-year, iterative Literary, Music, and Performance Project, discussing the life-journey of the Emcee/Lyricist.
MORE HERE
PILLSBURY HOUSE + THEATRE IN MINNEAPOLIS
I am proud to say that I have a piece in Pillsbury House + Theatre’s
THE LORRAINE HANSBERRY INITIATIVE’S ‘TO SIT AWHILE’
The Stool - Read by Aimee K. Bryant
August 16 – September 15 2022
LISTEN HERE
HONORING 40 YEARS OF THIS BRIDGE CALL MY BACK AND BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE!
I am HONORED to have a piece in this special issue of Feminist Studies
in honor of 40 years of This Bridge Call my Back and But Some of Us Are Brave!
The Brilliant/One Alexis Pauline Gumbs curated the creative contributions and LAWD2DAY WOW!!
More HERE.
50 Over 50
Though I have never lived in Minnesota I have long called Minneapolis home/so I am especially proud to be a MN 50 over 50 Honoree! I've had the privilege of returning to the Twin Cities pretty much annually (till the pandemic) since around 1997 when Eleanor Savage invited The root wy'mn Theatre Company (featuring Sonja Parks) to town to perform during Dyke Nite at The Walker Art Center.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALLLL THE HONOREES!!
More HERE.
QCC 2022 NATIONAL QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
I am delighted to say that I will be in virtual conversation with long time family - D’Lo and Adelina Anthony Friday, June 10, 2022 8p PST. More info and Tickets HERE.
RELENTLESS HUMANITY BY DOCTORA XINGONA
I am wildly proud to say that I have a lil prayer offering at the end of Diana Alvarez’s NEW track
“Relentless Humanity”!! LISTEN HERE!
Written and performed by Doctora Xingona
Featuring:
Seth Glier (electronics, guitar, vocals)
Genesis Fermin (drums)
Vicki Randle (bass, vocals)
Sharon Bridgforth (spoken word)
Produced by Seth Glier
Mixed by Andrew Oedel at Ghost Hit Recording
Mastered by Anni Casella at Shape Mastering
THE HOMEBOUND PROJECT
I am incredibly grateful to say that I’m participating in The Homebound Project - an independent online theater initiative created to help feed hungry children affected by the coronavirus pandemic. All donations made to access the show go directly to No Kid Hungry to support these efforts. Each edition features a collection of new theater works written by homebound playwrights and recorded by sheltering actors.
Stacey Karen Robinson performed an excerpt from “bull-jean & dem/dey back” (my current work in progress).
#homeboundtheater #thehomeboundproject #theaterforthefrontline #shareourstrength #nokidhungry
DASTAK 4: Air from ANANYA DANCE THEATRE’S "Dastak: I Wish You Me!!"
The live performance will come in 2021 - meanwhile the clip below is created by filmmaker Darren Johnson, choreographer Ananya Chatterjea, composers Spirit McIntyre and Dameun Strange, text and voice over performance by Sharon Bridgforth, performers অনন্যা চট্টোপাধ্যায়, Kealoha Ferreira, Alexandra Eady, Renée Copeland, Julia Gay, Lizzette Marie Chapa, Parisha Rajbhandari, Nakita Kirchner, Noelle Awadallah, Laichee Yang, Fei Bi Chan. Filmed along and near the Lake Street corridor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dastak 1. Earth, Dastak 2. Water and Dastak 3. Fire are below and on the Vimeo channel.
NIMZO EPISODES 1 & 2 featuring D'Lo, directed by Adelina Anthony!
This piece is about existence and death. The cast, made up of Trans folks, tell the story of Nimzo, who deals with a confrontation from the past all while trying to fill his testosterone supply during a pandemic shortage. NIMZO is part of The Becoming America Anthology Series which explores three different stories from three different parts of the country (Los Angeles, Chicago, and Durham). Each explores the journeys we take during times of duress, opening us up to explore our differences and discover the surprising bonds that bind us together.
#BecomingAmerica #BecomingAmericaSeries #BreaktheRoom #QTBIPOC #QTBIPOCseries #transhealth #anthology
allgo’s 35th anniversary
Join up if you can/on Indigenous People’s Day 2020 - October 12, 2020 6 - 8 pm CST as we celebrate allgo’s 35th anniversary with a virtual evening of grown folks’ conversation featuring allgo OGs curated by me . . . WOOOHOOO!! Then tune into this virtual gathering of artists and activists celebrating the legacy, the resilience, the triumphs, the beauty and the creativity of one of the oldest queer people of color organizations in the United States . . . allgo!! This is one online event you don’t want to miss/Hosted by Foxxy Blue Snacks!!
Voz, Vela y Voto
Cherrie Moraga and Celia Rodriguez are hosting Voz, Vela y Voto, Tuesday evenings through 11/3.
Omi Jones and I are proud to say that will be Offering Work 10/13. MORE HERE.
National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation’s Black Directors Roundtable
I am HONORED to be a part of The National Institute for Directing & Ensemble Creation’s .
Black Directors Roundtable
Moderated by Linda Parris-Bailey
Featuring Lou Bellamy, Sharon Bridgforth, Stephanie McKee, and Steven Sapp
Thursday, October 8, 2020
6-7:30pm Central / 7-8:30pm Eastern
VIEW the recording of our conversation HERE
I’M A 2020-2023 PLAYWRIGHT CENTER CORE WRITER! WOOOHOOO!
"I am deeply honored to have the privilege of being supported by the Playwrights' Center. To be a Core Writer means that I do not have to work in isolation. That I will be asked, 'what do you need' as the writing shapes itself. And that I will be fiercely championed by an organization that loves playwrights. This is a return home for me. It feels Divine. I am SO grateful!" Sharon
Ananya Chatterjea’s Fires of Lost Homes
WHAT A TIME/WHAT A TIME! I am PROUD to say that I served as dramaturge and embedded writer for Ananya Chatterjea’s Fires of Lost Homes thanks to Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University and the Urban Bush Women Choreographic Center Initiative.
Play at home
I am proud to say that I was commissioned by A Todo Dar to write a ten minute piece for Play at Home!
My submission is an excerpt from my current work in-progress, bull-jean & dem/dey back.
RedBone Press published the bull-jean stories in 1998.
I am grateful that bull-jean n dem decided to come back.
Download it & PLAY AT HOME: HERE.
artists helping artists!
I am SO honored to have work included in the streaming platform that is ALL about artists helping artists!
If we can get 10,000 subscribers at $10 a month, then every month we can give $10,000 to 10 different artists affected by the Covid-19 cancelations. And every month 10 new artists in need will get $10,000.
If we surpass our goal, more people will get help.
MORE HERE
Amara Tabor-Smith’s REVIVAL: Millennial Remembering in the Afro NOW
I am SO proud to be a part of Amara Tabor-Smith’s REVIVAL: Millennial Remembering in the Afro NOW at Stanford 11/14-11/16, 2019! (Video below courtesy of Tin Bubble Films.)