Assata Taught Me
By Kalungi Ssebandeke
Year staged: 2017
Staged in: Gate Theatre
Cast Size: 2
Synopsis
Fanuco doesn’t know he’s taking English lessons from the FBI’s most wanted woman. She is the only American he knows, and he’s a Cuban teenager desperate to live the American Dream. When will he realise his mentor is Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther, a convicted felon and has a million dollars on her head?
Original Cast
Kenneth Omole
Fanuco
Adjoa Andoh
Assata Shakur
Production Team
Lynette Linton
Director
Milli Bhatia
Assistant Director
Jack Weir
Lighting
Joel Trill
Vocal Coach
Anna Sheard
Stage Manager
Frankie Bradshaw
Designer
Jamie Simmons
Design Assistant
Sam House
Production Electrician