NYC PLAY FESTIVALS

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.