MARCH 27TH - APRIL 20TH, 2025
HER PORTMANTAEU
BY MFONISO UDOFIA
DIRECTED BY TASIA A. JONES
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH CENTRAL SQUARE THEATRE
An explosive story of betrayal and forgiveness, centering on a Nigerian mother in the U.S. and her two daughters who lived very different lives.
Her Portmanteau is an explosive story of betrayal and forgiveness, centering on a Nigerian mother in the U.S. and her two daughters who lived very different lives. A reunion forces them to reconcile their past, full of clashing traditions and a family legacy that spans time, culture and generations.
Summary
Playwright: Mfosino Udofia
Director: Tasia A. Jones
Scenic Designer: Mac Shelley Barish
Costume Designer: Chloe Moore
Dialect Coach: Bibi Mama, Emmanuel Sylvester
Technical Director: Alexander Gentile
Sound Designer: Arshan Gailus
Stage Manager: Lauren Burke
Lighting Designer: Emma Deane
Produced by: Front Porch Arts Collective with Central Square Theatre
Cast & Creative Team
Lorraine Victoria Kanyike
Adiaha Ufot
Jade A. Guerra
Iniabasi Ekpeyong
Patrice Jean-Baptiste
Abasiama Ufot
“Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-play cycle about three generations of a Nigerian-American family has proven to be one of the most exciting things to happen in Boston theater in a long time.”
SHOW DATES
March 27th - April 20th, 2025
Central Square Theatre,
450 Mass Ave,
Cambridge MA 02139
LOCATION
Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, April 4th and Thursday, April 10th.
Her Portmantaeu is a production of Front Porch Arts Collective, and presented by ArtsEmerson.The Ufot Family Cycle – written by playwright Mfoniso Udofia – is an initiative of The Huntington, in partnership with Greater Boston theatres, arts organizations, universities, social organizations, non-profits, and other community activation partners.