(NO MORE) adjustments

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A BLACK, QUEER WOMAN EVOLVES IN REAL TIME

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(NO MORE) adjustments invites audiences to witness a Black, queer, neurodivergent woman’s journey of self-discovery. Creator & performer Champagne Hughes pairs therapeutic techniques with real-life experiences to tell stories of navigating both artistic and academic spaces. In the performance, she will combine immersive and interactive tools such as call-and-response with the audience and ceremonies for childhood experiences as well as song and dance to expel trauma from the body.  

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Hughes’s work will be supported through Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s New Black Voices Mentorship Program. The program provides developmental and production opportunities for emerging playwrights to receive support and mentorship while creating socially impactful pieces relevant to their communities—from initial inspiration to completed script. The Bay Area-based artist will receive a development process in addition to one-on-one mentorship meetings with the New Black Voices Advisory Board including Lydia Diamond, Nambi E. Kelley, Dominique Morisseau and Lisa B. Thompson.

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This presentation will include a 15-minute grounding exercise led by Hughes, a 30-minute excerpt of the piece, and a 30-minute Q&A exploring the piece and drama therapy practices.

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Creator & Performer: Champagne Hughes

Director: Leigh Rondon-Davis

Dramaturg: Jeunée Simon

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The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre at MoAD is a collaboration that connects theater and the visual arts, bringing both audiences together, making each art form more accessible and relevant to both constituencies and providing context across art forms. Each presentation will be followed by an audience discussion.

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