Ngozi Anyanwu
A Meditation on Loneliness
Hold on? Or leave it behind? Two isolated humans unravel and examine the thing they love the most. With fierce humor, aching poetry, and piercing honesty, theatrical powerhouse Ngozi Anyanwu asks, “How does love transform us—and the world—both in its presence and absence?” Offering a plea and a painful goodbye wrapped into one, The Last of the Love Letters gets to the heart of what it is to love and be loved.
Performance Info
The Last of the Love Letters runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
Content & Sensory Advisory: Please note this show is about the fullness of life, love, and loss. This production features occasional loud sounds and flickering light, and contains sexual content and discussion of mental health. Recommended for Ages 16+.
Recognizing that COVID is still present and affecting our communities, CFT is committed to the safety of our artists and audiences. Masks will be encouraged in the theater at all times, and we are offering two mask-required performances.
In addition, affordability and accessibility remain a priority, and all tickets for this production will be on a sliding scale, with no one turned away for lack of funds. We are also thrilled to offer a Haptic Tour & Audio Described performance in partnership with Gravity Access Services and an ASL-Interpreted performance in partnership with Velvet Hands.
Mask-required performances: Sunday, April 27th at 3 PM and Thursday, May 1st at 8 PM
Haptic Tour and Audio Described performance: Sunday, April 27th at 3 PM – Lobby Opens at 1:30pm, Haptic Tour at 2:00pm
ASL-Interpreted performance: Saturday, May 3rd at 3 PM
Learn more about CFT’s Accessibility Programming here! www.CrowdedFire.org/accessibility
Engagement Events
Flying Over Walls Queer/Trans Prisoner Solidarity Project: Pre-Show Talk and Letter Writing Event
Sunday, April, 27th, 6:30pm
Live at Z Below
Join us in the Z Below lobby on Sunday, 4/27 at 6:30pm for a pre-show talk with Flying Over Walls and card-making for incarcerated Queer and Trans community members at 7pm.
About the Playwright
Ngozi Anyanwu (she/her) A playwright, storyteller, and a 2020 Steinberg Playwright Award winner. Her play The Last of the Love Letters premiered at the Atlantic Theater in the fall of 2021. Previous productions include Good Grief (Vineyard Theatre in NYC/Center Theatre Group in LA) and The Homecoming Queen (sold-out world premiere run at the Atlantic Theatre). Good Grief was on the Kilroys List 2016, a semi-finalist for the Princess Grace Award, and won the Humanitas Award. The Homecoming Queen was on the Kilroys List 2017 and was a Leah Ryan Finalist. Her play Nike… (Kilroys List 2017) was workshopped at The New Black Fest in conjunction with The Lark and The Strand Festival in conjunction with A.C.T and Space on Ryder Farm. Anyanwu also has commissions with NYU, The Old Globe, Two Rivers Theatre, The Atlantic Theatre, and Steppenwolf. Anyanwu has also received residencies from LCT3, Space on Ryder Farm, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, The New Harmony Project, New York Stage and Film, and Page 73. She attended Point Park University (BA) and received her MFA in Acting from the University of California, San Diego.
CAST
YOU: Farrah Hamzeh (she/they)
YOU NO. 2: Gabriele Christian (they/them)
PERSON: hodari blue (they/them)
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Nailah Unole dida-Nese’ah Harper-Malveaux (she/her) ★
Dramaturg: G Momah (they/them) ★
Stage Manager: Taylor Mendez (she/her)
Assistant Stage Manager: Elio Amador (he/they)
Intimacy Director: Maya Herbsman (she/her/Maya)
Choreographer: Adin Walker (they/them) ◼
Scenic Designer: Brendan Yungert (he/him)
Props Designer: Riley Alyson (they/fae) ★
Costume Designer: Jasmine Milan Williams (she/her)
Lighting Designer: Spense Matubang (they/he)
Sound Designer: Jules Indelicato (they/them)
Technical Consultant: Beckett Finn (he/him)
Lead Electrician: Krys Swan (he/him)
Electricians: Shy Baniani (he/him), Nathaniel Bice (he/him)
★ Crowded Fire Resident Artist
◼ Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
