THE EXPONENTIAL FESTIVAL

When self-identified real-ass bitch and Angry Black Woman Peola gets a BBI (Be Better Implant), she finally has a chance at happiness and embracing her divine feminine, as well as finding a man. Sapphire is a surreal afro-futurist satire about the stereotypes we give ourselves and others, the idea of perfection and the ideal woman, and the concept of change.​

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Written by Ella Lee Davidson

Directed by Jordan Powell

Produced by Paul William Levine

Stage managed by Qu'Raun Scott-McKoy

Scenic design by Leon Caleb Christian

Costume design by Jason Goodwin

Starring: Tiana Richards, Anike Sonuga, Doyin Ajijola, and Ella Lee Davison

Show art created by @mastosmthg

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Find them: @sapphiretheplay @smelladavidson​​

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Sapphire was originally developed with Fresh Ground Pepper.​​

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Self-identified real-ass bitch and Angry Black Woman, Peola is unlucky in love and constantly asking herself the age-old question: "When is it my turn to be happy?" After a near-death experience, she decides to make a change in her life and undergoes an experimental surgical procedure to get a BBI (Be Better Implant). Peola finally has a chance at happiness and embracing her divine feminine, as well as finding a man, but the implant and its creator are not without complications and not as perfect as they seem. Sapphire is a surreal afro-futurist satire about the stereotypes we give ourselves and others, the idea of perfection and the ideal woman, and the concept of change.

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Content warnings: This show contains depictions of physical and domestic violence.