Mfoniso Udofia is a Nigerian-American storyteller, actor, and educator whose work centers on Nigerian immigrant life within the United States.[1][2] Celebrated and well known work from Udofia includes: Sojourners,[3]Her Portmanteau,[3][4][5]runboyrun and In Old Age[6] --- all plays from within her projected nine-play Ufot Cycle. She also works in film/television as a writer-producer on shows like Little America, Pachinko, A League of Their Own and Showtime's, Let the Right One In.
Early life and education
In the 1970s, Udofia's parents immigrated from Nigeria to Houston, Texas, finally settling in Worcester, MA.[7] Udofia went on to complete her undergraduate degree in political science from Wellesley College.[8]
Udofia then went on to continue her education at the American Conservatory Theater. After graduating with her M.F.A in Acting Udofia moved to New York for work as an actress. Post-graduation, Udofia began writing plays that centered the Nigerian immigrant experience in America. She also briefly mentored rapper Marcus Orelias, while he attended the American Conservatory Theatre.
Outside of the cycle she has written a modern translation of Othello[10] for the PlayOn! Festival and compiled a night of her shorts, entitled On Love[11] for MCC. She's also written plays for both radio and the internet with her plays, The Human Experiment [radio],[12] and New Math [Instagram].[13]
In 2018 she began writing for television, starting as a staff writer for the 3rd season of Netflix's, 13 Reasons Why. She has gone on to write for over eight television shows.[14][15]
Ufot Cycle Plays
Only the four Ufot Cycle plays that have been produced have been listed.
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