“Left of Black” Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio by actress and playwright Chaunesti Webb, creator and director of the new play I Love My Hair When It’s Good: & Then Again When It Looks Defiant and Impressive. Neal and Webb discuss the relationship that Black women have with their hair and the broader cultural meanings associated with Black women’s hair. Webb also talks about her play, which opens at the Manbites Dog Theater in Durham, North Carolina on March 8th.
WE DID IT! A HUGE “THANK YOU” TO ALL WHO HELPED EXCEED OUR FUNDING GOAL!!!!
The I LOVE MY HAIR IndieGOGO Funding campaign
We’ve got just 30 days to raise $5,000, and I know that with your support, we can do it.
Since I LOVE MY HAIR started as a community engagement project while I was in graduate school in Colorado, I thought there was no better way to get the job done, than to call on some of my favorite people to give us that last little push to complete the show by our March 8, 2012 premiere at Manbites Dog Theater in Durham, NC.
How you can help:
- Give your best gift to our campaign
- Tell all the people you can about the project
- Tell us why you love your hair!
- Wish us well… send all good vibes this-a-way
- Come to the show! Tickets go on sale February 6.
I’m incredibly excited about how things are coming together, and the COLLABORATORS I’m working with… yes, I’ve got some heavy-hitters on board, helping me to get this baby on its feet … check out the rest of our for the nitty gritty.
When it’s all said and done, know that you have played an essential role in helping me to realize my dream. Thank you in advance for your continued support, generosity and well-wishes.
Together we can make this happen!
All the best,
Chaunesti
Visit our page on IndieGOGO for all the details and see the many ways you can contribute!
Thanks in advance for your support!
Forty/AM presents
I LOVE MY HAIR WHEN IT’S GOOD:
& THEN AGAIN WHEN IT’S
DEFIANT AND IMPRESSIVE
Created and directed by
Chaunesti Webb
March 8-17, 2012
I LOVE MY HAIR is an original play exploring the complex relationship African American women have with their hair and how that relationship has shaped their identities. Sassy, lyrical and nostalgic, this interdisciplinary piece integrates interview text, original music, movement and video, to explore family, community, race, class, politics and sexuality.
