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by Faylita Hicks
directed by Maya Vinice Prentiss*
About
This moment in Bar For Bar occurs just before Mama Dirt Mouth's lover, The Narrator or "Natty", is possessed by the Aché of Oshun. To ease her troubled mind and rid herself of the prophetic dreams she’s been having, Mama hosts a full moon ancestral gathering in a local community center with her child Bad Bxtch, a local actor turned electrician named Sean Bell, and a family friend who secretly joined the police academy and is slowly becoming the "zombie" later known as Officer Broken Rib. An electric moment, it marks the first time Mama taps into her manifestation powers.
Amplify Series Six Film Screenings
July 24 + 27, 2025
Screening Room, Logan Center
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Amplify New Play Festival 2026
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