Alicia Kester (she/her) is a Black, mixed-race playwright, poet, fiction writer, and filmmaker. She draws on both her Yoruba (Nigerian) and Louisiana Creole heritages, as well as her queer, disabled, and first-generation identities to address themes of migration, familial constructs, tribalism, environmentalism, the physical and/or racialized body, and current events. She often explores speculative genres, infusing magical realism, absurdism, or futurism within mundane or hyper-realist contexts in her writing. She is looking forward to an upcoming residency at The Hambidge Center in Georgia.
There will be a free reception to provide an opportunity to meet Kester the evening before the staged reading at 6:00 PM at the Opelika Bottling Plant. Attendees may ask questions and discuss the writing process.
The staged reading of the play will be free to the public on June 8th at 6:00 pm at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University (901 S College St, Auburn, AL 36849). Registration is not required, but is encouraged to ensure your seat.
There will be a talk-back with Play author Kester and Director Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha immediately following the play.
There will also be a Meet-the-Playwright Reception at the Opelika Bottling Plant (614 N Railroad Ave, Opelika, AL 36801) on June 7th at 6:00 pm.