I want to share something close to my heart—The BTMR Project, which is working to bring the powerful play BLACK TO MY ROOTS and its sister projects to global stages. This work dives into the significance of Black women’s hair and its impact on identity, culture, and empowerment
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The BTMR Project is headed to the prestigious Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) in August 2025! We need your support to make this dream a reality. We’re raising funds to cover essential costs like venue deposits, festival registration, travel, marketing, and more.
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,746 different shows across 262 venues from 60 different countries.
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With gratitude,
The BTMR Project Family
BLACK TO MY ROOTS RECENT PERFORMANCE
Staged Reading of BLACK TO MY ROOTS and MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI
Join us for a live reading of BLACK TO MY ROOTS and MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI on March 30, 2025, at 3 PM at the Tacoma Armory!
Date and time Sunday, March 30 · 3 - 4pm PDT. Doors at 2:30pm
Location Tacoma Armory 1001 South Yakima Avenue Suite 1 Tacoma, WA 98405
The BMTR Project is proud to present a special staged reading of BLACK TO MY ROOTS: African American Tales from the Head and the Heart by Kathya Alexander and Reneschia Brown, alongside a selection from MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI by Muso Simekha, a Swahili translation of the play.
Attendees are invited to join in this extraordinary opportunity to witness powerful storytelling and
BLACK TO MY ROOTS explores the personal, social, and political implications of Black women’s hair. This moving work highlights the complex relationship African American women have with their hair, which touches on issues of self-esteem, social interactions, and career opportunities—ultimately reflecting on broader societal themes.
The event will feature a staged reading of MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI, offering a Swahili translation of th
Contact: For more information, contact The BMTR Project at thebtmrproject@gmail.com or (860) 670-1106