Legacy Selected For National Women’s Theatre Festival Presents Occupy The Stage ‘22

Legacy, a 10-min play written by Daysha during her time in grad school at UCLA, was selected for Occupy The Stage ‘22.

Occupy began in 2016 as a performance-as-protest to the lack of plays being produced by women playwrights across U.S. stages and has become an annual affirmation of the multitudes of brilliant, diverse work being written by women and underrepresented gender playwrights.

Occupy 22 will showcase 22 virtual livestream staged readings with at least 50% BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and at least 50% women, nonbinary, and TGNC artists represented in each category. All shows have pay-what-you-can options and will be open-captioned for enhanced accessibility for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing.

Occupy The Stage 2022 will air on NWTF’s YouTube channel. Each play will receive 2 performances between Feb 17-27, 2022.

Legacy tells the story of a black teen who struggles to find the right words to explain to their overzealous mother why they are no longer interested in attending their family's legacy HBCU.

To learn more about the festival, click here. To read Legacy, click here.