Go Inside Opening Night of The Homecoming Queen Off-Broadway

Atlantic Theater Company celebrated the opening of Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Homecoming Queen January 22.

Mfoniso Udofia (Sojourners and Her Portmanteau) stars as a novelist returning to Nigeria to care for her father. Having been absent for over a decade, the trip forces her to confront a painful past, her culture, and a deep, unexpected love.

The Off-Broadway production began performances January 10 in Atlantic Theater’s Stage 2. Awoye Timpo, associate director of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning revival of Jitney, directs.

Flip through photos of the opening night below:

Go Inside Opening Night of The Homecoming Queen Off-Broadway

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Hope_Boykin_Segun_Akande_Awoye_Timpo_Mfoniso_Udofia_Oberon_KA_Adjepong_HR — Go Inside Opening Night of The Homecoming Queen Off-Broadway

The world premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu opened with the Atlantic Theater Company January 22.
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The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Hope_Boykin_Awoye_Timpo_HR — Hope Boykin and Awoye Timpo

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Mirirai_Sithole_HR — Mirirai Sithole

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Awoye_Timpo_Oberon_KA_Adjepong_Vinie_Burrows_Ngozi_Anyanwu_Patrice_Johnson_HR — Awoye Timpo, Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Vinie Burrows, Ngozi Anyanwu, and Patrice Johnson

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Oberon_KA_Adjepong_Segun_Akande_HR — Oberon K.A. Adjepong and Segun Akande

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Mfoniso_Udofia_HR — Mfoniso Udofia

The_Homecoming_Queen_Atlantic_Theater_Company_Opening_Night_2018_Mfoniso_Udofia_Patrice_Johnson_HR — Mfoniso Udofia and Patrice Johnson

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