Opa Adeyemo

Review: SOJOURNERS at Round House Theatre
by David Friscic - Sep 19, 2024

Nigerian ancestry, and American ideals clash, merge, and play off each other in Sojourners by playwright Mfoniso Udofia -this deeply moving play is part of the epic nine-play Ufot Cycle which follows a Nigerian American family through many cycles of life and generations. This production, presented by the Round House Theatre, quite obviously portrays ancestral themes/American values/assimilation, etc. but I feel that it concurrently succeeds as a theatrical meditation on how a strong central “survivor” can succeed in a world by intersecting with others to create bonding and community within a broken and challenging environment.

Round House Theatre Kicks Off 47th Season With Acclaimed Nigerian-American Drama SOJOURNERS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2024

Round House Theatre kicks off its 2024-2025 Season with an acclaimed Nigerian-American drama, Sojourners, written by Mfoniso Udofia and the first play in her nine-part Ufot Cycle.

MOONCHILDREN, THE OPERA Comes to the 15th Street Meeting House
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023

Artstrong, at 7pm on June 3rd, 2023 at the 15th Street Meeting House at 15 Rutherford Place, NY, NY 10003 presents Christopher Sears's original composition, Moonchildren,The Opera.

Review: THE FIRST DEEP BREATH at Geffen Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Feb 17, 2023

Given the heightened emotions and nuclear climaxes of Colston’s play, there is something almost operatic in scope about THE FIRST DEEP BREATH.

Interview: Director Steve H. Broadnax III Shares His FIRST DEEP BREATH With A Raptured Geffen Audience
by Gil Kaan - Feb 12, 2023

Playwright Lee Edward Colston II’s The First Deep Breath is receiving its west coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse through March 5, 2023. Steve H. Broadnax III directs a most uniformly stellar cast of: Opa Adeyemo, playwright Lee Edward Colston II, Brandon Mendez Homer, Ella Joyce, Herb Newsome, Deanna Reed-Foster, Candace Thomas and Keith A. Wallace. Steve managed to find some off-time between rehearsals and shows to answer a few of my queries.

Photos: First Look at THE FIRST DEEP BREATH at Geffen Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023

Get a first look at production photos of The First Deep Breath, opening tonight at Geffen Playhouse. 

Cast Announced For THE FIRST DEEP BREATH At Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2023

Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of The First Deep Breath, written by Lee Edward Colston II (Roost, Fargo) and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III (Thoughts of a Colored Man, The Hot Wing King).