A Freeky Introduction | (Writ)ual Mix

"Everybody say YEAH!" People talk about getting free, but few know how to do it. That's because they haven't tapped into their inner freak. Have no fear, Freeky Dee has arrived with a mix of music, ministry, and poetry to stimulate our souls so we can step into our Sacred Profane and rise into our freedom. It won't be easy. They'll be fears, apprehensions, self-doubt and the like...but stick with Freeky Dee and everything will feel so right. You wanna really be free? Then come on and meet the illustrious Freeky Dee.

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NSangou Njikam (playwright, actor, A Freeky Introduction) is an actor, playwright and Hip Hop Theatre artist originally from Baltimore, MD. His writing credits include Syncing Ink, Re:Definition, When We Left parts 1 & 2, I.D., 21 STRINGS and he is one of seven writers of Hands Up: Seven Plays; Seven Testimonials. Acting credits include Syncing Ink (Alley Theatre/Flea Theater), Re:Definition (LaMama), Henry V (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Deep Azure (Congo Square Theatre) NSangou’s play Re:Definition(Hip Hop Theatre Festival reading) was developed and directed by Chadwick Boseman. NSangou has also written for and collaborated with Grammy Award winner Common, specifically on his Audible.com project “BlueBird Memories”, the 2020 NBA All Star Game and the Audible interview series Mindpower Mixtape. Freaky Dee, Baby, premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2021. His Hip Hop Theatre play, I.D. (commission by Penn State University) premiered at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa. NSangou is a member of the 2015 Emerging Writers Group at the Public Theater as well as a member of UNIVERSES, a theatre company fusing jazz, blues, hip hop, Spoken Word and Spanish boleros. He received his BFA in Acting from Howard University. After tracing his African ancestry, he received his name from the Bamum King in Cameroon. He is represented by A3 Agency. He currently resides in New York City.

Dennis A. Allen II (short play commission, director, A Freeky Introduction) is a multi-hyphenate in the world of theatre. As a playwright, his play The Mud is Thicker in Mississippi won the 35th annual Off Off Broadway Samuel French Festival. He is the recipient of Atlantic Theater Company’s inaugural Launch Commission, Clubbed Thumb’s Early-Career Writer’s Group, and National Black Theatre’s “I Am Soul” Playwright Residency. Allen is an associate producer for The New Black Fest and serves as the National Playwriting Program Chair for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival region 1. He is an adjunct professor at LaGuardia Community College, Montclair State University, The New School and is the Co-Program Director for the MFA Playwriting program at Brooklyn College. Dennis received his MFA from Brooklyn College's Playwriting program.

MixFest, our annual free reading series exploring and celebrating the abundance of diverse stories in the theater, is BACK! Following Asian American MixFest in 2017, Middle Eastern MixFest in 2018, Immigrant MixFest in 2019, African Caribbean MixFest in 2021, and First Gen MixFest last year, we are delighted to announce (Writ)ual Mix: Traditions of the Diaspora MixFest, a series of readings of new work co-curated by theater artists Daaimah Mubashshir, NSangou Njikam, and Awoye Timpo.

We are excited to present readings of full-length plays by Diane Exavier, Daaimah Mubashshir, NSangou, Njikam, and a.k. payne! Additionally, we have commissioned Dennis A. Allen II, Keelay Gipson, Amina Henry, Goldie Patrick, and Liza Jessie Peterson to create short one-acts and present them as an evening of readings.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Atlantic Theater Company Stage 2, 330 West 16th Street, New York, United States