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SELECTED WORKS BY ANTU YACOB

THEATER

On My Deen

Full-length
On My Deen

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Synopsis: A historical fiction play spanning 1962 to present day. Two young people from West Philadelphia find their lives change drastically when one of them, Faye Ann, joins the Nation of Islam. Her lover Michael, makes choices that conflict with hers. As much as time pulls them apart, they keep coming back to the same place, and we're left wondering if they will ever find each other again?

The Remember

One Act

A play commissioned by Project Y Theatre and CRY HAVOC.
Synopsis: Lena, an actress, struggles with the past. She tries to find a solution with the help of her AI companion. Things take a turn when an unexpected visitor shows up.

In the Gray

One Act

United Solo Theatre Festival 2017. Executive Produced by Tadias Magazine. Directed by Celestine Rae.
Synopsis: It's hard to put Antu into words. It's even harder to put her in a box. Quirky, awkward, sometimes hot, sometimes lukewarm, this Ethiopian American woman, actor, daughter and mother explores her experience of being an outsider from deep within.

Mourning Sun

Full-length

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Synopsis: Set in Ethiopia and New York, Mourning Sun follows two teenagers dealing with trauma, dislocation, identity and adaptation.

The Firsts

One Act

Project Y Theatre 2013 New York New Playwrights Festival. Directed by Michole Biancosino.
Synopsis: A historical piece about six African-American women who overcame adversity to achieve greatness.

FILM
Love in Submission film poster

Love in Submission

Short

Co-written with Munirah Bishop.
Directed by Lande Yoosuf.
Starring Kianné Muschett and Antu Yacob.
Two Muslim women from different backgrounds meet for the first time when their worlds collide through a mutual third party.

ESSAY

The Road Trip Story

Written for Momentary Exchange, co-created by Michole Biancosino and Todd Anderson, directed by Michole Biancosino. Presentation workshopped at Culture Hub LaMama. Performed in the 2023 Middlebury College New Directions Spring Arts Festival.

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IN DEVELOPMENT

The Remember

Short

A film adaptation of Antu Yacob's one act play.

ON MY DEEN — InterAct Theatre World Premiere — directed by Amina Robinson

Scenic Design: Marie Laster Lighting Design & Projectionist: Shannon Zura Photos by Chris Colucci
Najah Imani Muhammad as JAMILAH
Satchel Williams as FAYE ANN and Travoye Joyner as MICHAEL
Satchel Williams as FATIMA and Newton Buchanan as HASAN
Dr. Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon as FATIMA and Najah Imani Muhammad as JAMILAH
Satchel Williams as FATIMA and Dr. Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon as DR. RIVERS
Najah Imani Muhammad as JAMILAH
Travoye Joyner as MICHAEL

MOURNING SUN — directed by Ari Laura Kreith

Kampala International Theatre Festival 2016 production: Jevonnah Mayo as BIFTU and Antu Yacob as EMAYE
Theatre 167 production: Arlene Chico-Lugo as BIFTU, Shamsuddin Abdul-Hamid as DRIVER, Charles Everett and Antu Yacob as PASSENGERS
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