Artwork illustrations are original from first release
The ceremony
Produced by CHUANG Stage, in association with Boston University School of Theatre and Boston Playwrights’ Theater, Catalyzed by The Huntington Theatre
A new play by Mfoniso Udofia
Directed by Lyndsay Allyn Cox
September 11 - October 5, 2025
The Booth Theatre
(Blurb Hold) What can our parents give us – especially when those gifts were not given to parents themselves? Disciple’s only son Ekong prepares for his wedding day – but to gather what he needs for the ritual, he must ask his father, still torn apart by war.
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Previously on the Ufot Cycle
In Association with
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Catalyzed by
THE HUNTINGTON is Boston’s theatrical commons and leading professional theatre company. On ourstages and throughout our city, we share enduring stories that spark audience and artist imaginations andamplify our community's wide range of voices. Led by Artistic Director Loretta Greco and ExecutiveDirector Christopher Mannelli, The Huntington welcomes broad and diverse audiences, changes livesthrough education and community programs, develops playwrights and new plays, and serves the localarts community by operating The Huntington Calderwood/BCA. The Huntington is the "motherboard" of the2-year, city-wide Ufot Family Cycle, bolstering our activation partners' creative process and successthrough resources and connection.huntingtontheatre.org
CAST
Ekong Ufot - TBA
Lumanti Rahti - TBA
Abasiama Ufot - TBA
Laxmi ‘Amma” Rathi - TBA
Anjali ‘Auntie’ Kapali - TBA
Adiaha Ufot - TBA
Toyoima Ufot - TBA
Nsikan Disciple Ufot - TBA
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Designer: Christina Todesco
Lighting Designer: Aja Jackson
Sound Designer: Aubrey Dube
Props Designer: Kelly Smith
Dialect Coach/Ibibio: Bibi Mama & Emmanuel Sylvester
Dialect Coach/Nepali: TBA
Costume Designer: Zoe Sundra
Playwright: Mfoniso Udofia
Director: Lyndsay Allyn Cox
Production Stage Manager: Jenna Worden
Assistant Stage Manager:
Dramaturg: TBA
Intimacy: TBA
Movement: TBA
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM BIOS
(pulled from Huntington website) PLAYWRIGHT - Mfoniso Udofia’s plays Sojourners, runboyrun, Her Portmanteau, and In Old Age have been seen at The Magic, New York Theatre Workshop, American Conservatory Theater, Playwrights Realm, National Black Theatre, Strand Theater Company, and Boston Court. She’s the recipient of the 2017 Helen Merrill Playwright Award, the 2017-18 McKnight National Residency and Commission at The Playwrights’ Center, and is a member of the New Dramatists class of 2023. Mfoniso is commissioned by ACT, Hartford Stage, Denver Center, Roundhouse, and South Coast Repertory.
She has worked as a television writer on the third season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and the first season of Pachinko. She is a producer and writer on Little America, A League of Their Own, and Let the Right One In.
As an actress, she appeared off-Broadway in Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Homecoming Queen.
B.A. in Political Science, Wellesley; MFA, American Conservatory Theatre.
(pulled from her website) DIRECTOR - Lyndsay Allyn Cox is a professional actor, director, and producer local to Boston and New York City. She is the current Producing Director and Head of Casting at The Huntington. In addition to her work as an artist, Lyndsay is a certified Yoga instructor. She is actively involved in the LGBT+ community and is a member of a social justice centered Reform synagogue in Brookline, MA. Lyndsay has been on staff as an Arts Administrator at Fresh Ink Theatre, Company One, Boston Center for the Arts, and Actors' Shakespeare Project. She is an avid SoulCycle rider and certified in single sword stage combat. Lyndsay lives in Boston's South End with her school aged child and her partner/fellow actor Kelly Chick. She is a proud member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Network for Arts Administrators of Color.
DRAMATURG - TBA hold
