theatre
Bankers
Written by Brant Russell
Directed by Andrew J. Hungerford
Things aren’t great in Bialystock – for one thing, the world’s ended, and the residents are pretty sure they’re the only town left…
Cast: James Creque, Ben Dudley, Eileen Earnest, Jim Hopkins, k Jenny Jones, and Aisha Josiah.
Production History: Know Theatre of Cincinnati, OH 2023.
DICKLESS*
Written by Aisha Josiah
Directed by Brant Russell
Saff’s best friend is being slandered online by her ex. Meanwhile, Oli’s being blackmailed by a mysterious stalker who somehow knows his most-guarded secret. And Smith Henry is broke, scrambling to pay off a debt that’s come due.
They’re all about to learn that vengeance is wilder, bloodier, and far more unpredictable than they bargained for.
*Performed with ‘Drowners’ by Aisha Josiah
Production History: Know Theatre of Cincinnati, OH and video-on-demand, 2023.
SuGAR
Written & Co-directed by Mabel Thomas
Co-directed by Ciara Crolly
Dramaturgy by Aisha Josiah
One girl. Five ages. Many morally ambiguous choices. Sugar is a funny, provocative and poignant study of the pleasures and pitfalls of female ambition.
Presented online at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 | Online @theSpaceUK Season 4
Dickless
Written by Aisha Josiah
An internet rumour and an incriminating photo start an adrenaline-filled quest for revenge through the brutal underworld of small-town England. A headless cat, bizarre sexual conquests, and girls behaving monstrously - just another night in Dunningham! Peter Shaffer Award recipient Aisha Josiah brings us a tour de force, one person show that explores gender identity, the roles we choose to play and the roles thrust upon us.
Production History: Fundamental Theater Project & New Town Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 | East to Edinburgh Festival, 59E59 Theatres, NYC 2017 | Only Skin Scratch Night, The Poetry Club, Glasgow 2016 | Mass Rhetoric New Works Festival, Symphony Space, NYC 2016 | Poetry Electric, LaMama Theatre Club, NYC 2015.
Outsourced
Devised by The One Trick Circus
Written & Directed by Aisha Josiah
Annie, an outsourced HR rep, arrives at a company to fire Steve, a man she's never met. But things are about to go horribly wrong...
In this interactive play, the audience watches the action from Annie's point of view and communicates with her via headset. It's your task to guide Annie through the narrative, facing mounting obstacles and difficult decisions. Can you get Annie out of there alive, save the others and catch the villain?
Production History: 7th Annual Game Play Festival, The Brick Theatre NYC 2015.
midsummer
Adaptation by Aisha Josiah
Four lovestruck teenagers escape from Long Island into the dark forest of Lower Manhattan. But the fairies who live there have started a wild, raging battle of love. As human and magical worlds collide, chaos erupts. A tale of love and other drugs, Midsummer is a gritty reimagining of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Production History: Rubin Hall, Black Box Theater, New York University NYC 2014. Directed by Olivia Songer.
Rain
Written by Aisha Josiah
On a rainy evening, on the outskirts of town, a runaway daughter, a vindictive mother and a usurping cat do battle in this surreal dark comedy.
Production History: 10 Minute Play Fest, Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing, New York University, NYC 2012. Directed by Antoinette Nwandu.
kindling
Written by Aisha Josiah
A boy and girl, trapped in a dark cellar, are confronted by their shared past.
Production History: Little Pieces of Gold New Writing Showcase, Etcetera Theatre, London 2011. Directed by Cecily Boys.