Three new plays coming from the Cultural Diaspora Program will be presented this October in Minneapolis, Minnesota co-curated by Carlyle Brown and Chuck Mike.

Hosted by Camargo Foundation, Playwrights’ Center, and Illusion Theater, the Festival begins October 13 with the Opening Night of Illusion Theater’s full production of We Take Care of Our Own by Zainabu Jallo, directed by Carlyle Brown.

On Saturday, October 14 there will be staged readings of MY SOUL IS NOT RESTED by Cassandra Medley directed by Aaron Todd Douglas, and Red Dragon by Tonderai Munyevu directed by Ansa Akyea.

On Sunday, October 15 following the 2 pm matinee of We Take Care of Our Own, there will be a roundtable discussion What is the African Diaspora? A Conversation about Afro-Atlantic Culture with playwright Zainabu Jallo and Africana Scholar Maboula Soumahoro, moderated by director and festival curator Carlyle Brown.