Digital illustration of a green airplane flying above a cloud and reflected on water.

JANUARY 10TH-FEBRUARY 8TH

AIN’T NO MO’

BY JORAN E. COOPER
DIRECTED BY DAWN M. SIMMONS

CO-PRODUCED BY FRONT PORCH ARTS AND SPEAKEASY STAGE

Jordan E. Cooper’s blisteringly funny satire, a series of sharp comic vignettes about Black American life, history, and identity. 

"The powers that be have reassured me there’s room for everyone,” declares Miss Peaches, the drag queen flight attendant tasked with welcoming the entire Black population of the United States to Gate 1619 for a free one-way flight back to Africa. So begins an early scene in Jordan E. Cooper’s blisteringly funny satire, a series of sharp comic vignettes about Black American life, history, and identity. 

Summary

Cast & Creative Team

Playwright: Joran E. Cooper
Director: Dawn M. Simmons
Produced by: Front Porch Arts Collective with Speakeasy Stage
Scenic Designer: Mac Young
Lighting Designer: Aja Jackson
Costume Designer: Rachel Padula-Shufelt
Sound Designer: Aubrey Dube
Props Designer: Isacc West

A young woman with straight black hair wearing a maroon turtleneck against a plain background.
A young woman with natural curly hair smiling and resting her face on her hand, wearing earrings and a light-colored top, against a brown background.
Smiling woman with curly black hair wearing a green jacket and a brown top, posing against a plain gray background.
Close-up portrait of a young man with dark hair styled in a ponytail, looking over his shoulder at the camera against a dark background.
Portrait of a man with short black hair and a beard, wearing a dark brown shirt, against a neutral background.
A young woman with curly black hair and light brown skin, wearing a white spaghetti strap top, standing against a dark blue background.

De’Lon Grant*
Passenger 2

Kiera Prusmack
Passenger 3

Dru Sky Berrian
Passenger 1

Schanaya Barrows
Passenger 4

Grant Evan*
Peaches

MaConnia Chesser* Passenger 5

I’m unsure if I’ve ever been as moved, devastated and simultaneously entertained as when I watched Front Porch Arts Collective and SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Jordan E. Cooper’s “Ain’t No Mo’” (through Feb. 8).

-WBUR

SHOW DATES

January 10th - February 8th, 2025

LOCATION

Roberts Studio Theater

Ain’t No Mo’ is a production co-presented by Front Porch Arts Collective and Speakeasy Stage.