NYC PLAY FESTIVALS
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Clouded Reflections by Mahalet Tegenu
UPROAR THEATRE CORPS. Black Artists Showcase. March 2021. One-Act.
Maya, a 17-year-old Black ballerina with body dysmorphia is visited by three familiar ghosts backstage, as she contemplates abandoning the performance.
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Muse by Mahalet Tegenu - Commissioned!
PROJECT Y THEATRE. All Hands on Deck. Conceived by Antu Yacob. May 2022. One-Act.
Now 28 and still a ballerina, Maya is visited by the hostile ghost of George Balanchine as she reflects on her grueling past in the industry.
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.witfestival.projectytheatre.org/#home
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The First Two in Idaho by Thaddeus McCants
BROKE PEOPLE PLAY FESTIVAL. May 2020. Full-length. Directed by Mahalet Tegenu.
A Black couple confronts awkward dating and race relations after they move into a very white town in Idaho.
SHORT FILMS
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Gluttony
Starring Mahalet Tegenu. Written and directed by Mahalet Tegenu. Cinematography by Naomi Roberts.
A disoriented party girl wakes up in an abandoned funhouse with no idea of how she got there, and no way to escape.
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Screen Girl
Starring Tali Papouchado and Mahalet Tegenu. Written and directed by Mahalet Tegenu. Cinematography by Naomi Roberts.
A young woman obsessed with playing Sims faces the consequences of her abusive gaming tendencies.
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Dinner Party
Starring Mahalet Tegenu, Omar Swaray, James Wang and Vibhu Mocherla. Written and directed by Mahalet Tegenu. Cinematography by Naomi Roberts.
A young woman is met with an unexpected surprise after she invites three of her celebrity crushes for dinner at her apartment.
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All the Things I Wish I Said
Directed by Christina Vislocky. Unit Production Manager - Mahalet Tegenu.
A 13-year-old Black girl faces prejudice when she is introduced to her friend’s private school world.