Andrea Davis

Andrea Davis (Resident Playwright) is a New York flower with Southern roots. She moved to Manhattan in 2003 to attend Union Theological Seminary, and currently is in her final semester. She plans to receive her Masters of Divinity in May of 2006. Her academic interest is in the intersection of race, sexuality, and Christianity, especially with regards to Black Christian culture. Andrea enjoys writing in every form. In 2006, Andrea's first play, A Love Like Damien's was staged at WOW Cafe Theatre and HERE Arts Center.


AUGUST 15-16th, 2007:
Steal Away
by Andrea E. Davis
Director: C. Sala Hewitt
@ South Oxford Space
138 S. Oxford Street in Fort Greene, BK
Featuring: Ashley Acosta, Rahad Coulter, Hillary Hawkins*, Yarcadova Lewinson, Lorenzo Scott*, and Penni Danielle Tinsley. (*Appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.)

In Steal Away, Romi is a young Black woman who lives in the Underground, a community founded by runaway enslaved peoples. But after she comes out, Romi confronts this society's sexism, homophobia, and stubborn sense of liberation.


C. Sala Hewitt is an emerging production director who released her first short film titled Good Lookin' Out in Spring 2007. Theatrical credits include What It Iz! The Spokenwordical (spin-off of The Wiz) by Blackout Arts Collective; the groundbreaking sci-fi, hip hop-inspired play Descendents of Freedom, a by Andre Lancaster (BRIC Studio, Here Theater); Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/Crocodile Tears (Nuyorican) by powerful artist/activist Ingrid Rivera; and PSNBC's 2001 Fringe Pick of the Year E to Jamaica Center (P.S. 122), by Justin Earl Turner. Sala is also a poet who has studied under the tutelage of writers such as Cheryl Clarke and Willie Perdomo. In addition to creating a collaborative spoken word stage production titled Mystic of Fly (Here Theater) with four other dynamic women poet/performers, Sala helped conceive and host an on-going open mic forum for queer people of color in NYC.

C. Sala Hewitt is a creative and strategic communications consultant, and artistic director to independent performance and theater artists in NYC. Trained in strategic consumer communications planning at a blue-chip ad agency, she has continued to provide communication, outreach, and development services to nonprofits and creative entities including Astraea Foundation, Audre Lorde Project, House of Passion, and Chica Luna Productions among others.

Hewitt received her BA with honors from Smith College. There she acted in a multi-cultural theater troupe, Dark Moon, a creative family with which she continues to collaborate. 2007 Resident Playwrights

Jesse Cameron Alick
Andrea E. Davis
yvonne fly onakeme etaghene
Andre Lancaster
Nick Mwaluko