QUEENS OF SHEBA

The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival at Chelsea Factory

Queens of Sheba

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:30PM
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at 5:00PM
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 at 7:00PM

60 minutes

Recommended for ages 15+

Please note: Performances the week of 1/11 have been cancelled due to visa delays for artist entry into the U.S.

Turned away from a nightclub for being “too Black,” four women take to the stage with their own explosive true stories: the music and the misogyny, the dancing and the drinking, the women and, of course, the (white) men.

Loosely based on the DSTRKT nightspot incident of 2015, Queens of Sheba tells the hilarious, moving, and uplifting stories of four passionate Black women battling everyday misogynoir, where sexism meets racism.

Creative Team
Cast – Tosin Alabi, Eshe Asante, Kokoma Kwaku, Elisha Robin
Writer - Jessica L. Hagan
Adapted by - Ryan Calais Cameron
Director - Jessica Kaliisa
Assistant Director & Stage Manager – Naomi Denny
Movement Director - Yassmin V Foster
Vocal Coach – Theo Llewellyn
Producer for Nouveau Riche - Sarah Jordan Verghese
Producer for Soho Theatre – Maddie Wilson
Producer and Creative Director for Soho Theatre - David Luff

About Jessica L. Hagan
Jessica L. Hagan is a Ghanaian-British writer who heavily explores themes of identity, displacement and misogynoir in her work. Her debut play QUEENS OF SHEBA, co-written with Ryan Calais Cameron, won the Untapped Award 2018. The play went to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2018 and had a successful sold-out 4 week run with 4 and 5 star reviews across the board and won The Stage Award 2018. Jessica is a spoken word artist and spends her time in both London and Ghana. In Ghana, she works with emerging playwrights through workshopping and is a grant maker for creative organizations across the continent.


About Ryan Calais Cameron
Ryan Calais Cameron is an award-winning Writer, Actor and Theatre Maker. For Nouveau Riche, Ryan has written QUEENS OF SHEBA (co-written with Jessica Hagan) and TYPICAL (starring Richard Blackwood) sell-out hits at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018 and 2019 respectively, winning The Stage Edinburgh Fringe Award. Ryan was the winner of Best Director (FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY) at the Black British Awards 2022. Ryan has been chosen as one of “The Stage 25” 2022 list of future stars of the UK theatre industry.

Queens of Sheba Sponsors and Additional Support
Supported by Factory International.

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