IN OLD AGE
Part of Boston's Ufot Family Cycle
Front Porch Arts Collective's production of In Old Age presented by ArtsEmerson
By Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Dawn M. Simmons
June 13 - June 28, 2026
Emerson Paramount Center in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box
559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Part of Boston's Ufot Family Cycle
Front Porch Arts Collective's production of In Old Age presented by ArtsEmerson
By Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Dawn M. Simmons
June 13 - June 28, 2026
Emerson Paramount Center in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box
559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Abasiama Ufot, still living in the house of her deceased husband, forms an unexpected spiritual bond with Azell Abernathy, a soft-spoken, church-going carpenter. As their connection deepens, and Abasiama’s house–and soul–become clearer, she comes to understand the true nature of love, sending her off on one last journey through life.
The penultimate piece of Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-part play Ufot Family Cycle, In Old Age comes to ArtsEmerson in partnership with Front Porch Arts Collective as part of a two-year, citywide production of Udofia’s epic in Boston.
“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.”
— The Boston Globe
The penultimate piece of Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-part play Ufot Family Cycle, In Old Age comes to ArtsEmerson in partnership with Front Porch Arts Collective as part of a two-year, citywide production of Udofia’s epic in Boston.
“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.”
— The Boston Globe