Linguistic Features of AAVE*

*African American Vernacular English

A black woman, a white man, and 4 centuries of embedded psychological trauma walk into a house party. Linguistic Features of AAVE is a cyclical tale of ancestral abuse and its lasting effects on interactions across racial lines.

Written by Kay Kemp
Directed by Madison Hatchett

Featuring:
MoniQue Rangell-Onwuegbuzia
Eva Tesfaye
Mia Flowers
Jackson Davis
Alethea Harnish
Callum Kiser
Joseph Meyer

Production Coordinator: Alli Salwen
Stage Manager: Anna Pettit
Technical Director/Set Designer: Zoey Massie
Costume Designers: Emma Gometz, Lynnet Muritu
Sound Designer: Eden Segbefia
Lighting Designer: Rowan Kim
Props Master: Lauren Goedde
Assistant Director: Nneka Ulu
Assistant Stage Manager: Everett McArthur
Assistant Technical Director: Ellie George
Assistant Lighting Designer: Anna E.K. Zhao
Assistant Props Master: Hannah Christianson
Assistant Set Designer: Addi Bjaringer
Publicity Manager: Abigail Smith
Graphic Design: Alexa Silverman

Poster Design by Alli Salwen

Photos by Soorim Lee, Beatrice Shlansky, and Hannah Zwick