Afeni
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V.20 - Le Studio at Théâtre Cercle Molière 
An urgent and deeply human portrait of a revolutionary icon, Afeni centres on the indomitable spirit of Afeni Shakur—Black Panther and mother of Tupac. When the government tried to silence the Panther 21 with 156 false charges, Afeni acted as her own legal defense against improbable odds...and won!
Edmonton actor Onika Henry makes her Winnipeg debut in this new script by Adam Bailey, which has been hailed as "overall absorbing," a "stunning performance" and "emotionally charged." In an era needing revolutionaries, discover an original.

Cast:
Onika Henry

Director:
Adam Bailey

  
Show Info:
60 Mins minutes
Genre:
Storytelling

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Mild Language, Sexual Content

Wed July 15 6:00 PM
Thu July 16 5:00 PM
Fri July 17 6:45 PM
Sat July 18 7:00 PM
Sun July 19 2:00 PM
Tue July 21 8:30 PM
Wed July 22 8:15 PM
Thu July 23 6:45 PM
Fri July 24 5:00 PM
Sat July 25 3:45 PM
Sun July 26 5:30 PM

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Afeni—Le Studio at Théâtre Cercle Molière

Making her Winnipeg Fringe debut as the Black Panther, Activist, and mother of Tupac Shakur in the one-woman show, AFENI, Onika Henry has already won accolades in Edmonton and Toronto for the role. The Star calling it “one of the most compelling new solo plays to debut at the Fringe in recent years”. Winnipeggers will recognize AFENI as the writing of history solo-show veteran Adam Bailey, whose Franz Ferdinad Must Die, The Life Henri and All Hail Mrs. Satan have all been local hits. Now learn the story of an incredible woman who took on the US government from a jail cell, becoming her own attorney, and triumphed on her own terms.