The Deliverance

PlayGround Festival of New Works
PlayGround in collaboration with Planet Earth Arts presents
THE DELIVERANCE by Daysha Veronica (a Festival Premiere Presentation)
Directed by Kimberly Ridgeway
May 21 & May 22 7pm PT CANCELLED
Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (donations gratefully accepted)

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In the midst of a devastating trade war, climate change, and increasing racial tension, an aging and injured black farmer and his family struggle with how to maintain their faith in each other, the land, their history and the future of farming when an investor takes interest in buying their land. Featuring: Ron Chapman, Dodds Delzell, Daryl Anthony Harper, Juanita Harris, Adrian Roberts, Terrance Smith, and Phaedra Tillery-Boughton. The Deliverance is a PlayGround-LA commission and was originally developed as part of the 25th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works. The Deliverance is presented in association with Planet Earth Arts.

Daysha Veronica, she/her, is a playwright, author, digital media producer, MFA candidate at UCLA and a Television Academy Foundation Internship alum. Her plays have been workshopped/performed at UC San Diego, UCLA, Meet Cute LA, Celebration Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop and PlayGround-LA. She has also received recognition/awards for her work from The Kennedy Center, Playwrights Foundation, Kentucky Women Writers Conference, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Central Florida, and PlayGround-LA. Her digital work has appeared on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and The Huffington Post. Social: @DayshaVeronica.

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