{"id":125581,"date":"2025-09-25T14:09:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&p=125581"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:59:45","slug":"the-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/the-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Ceremony<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
World premiere by Mfoniso Udofia, directed by Kevin R. Free <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Produced by CHUANG Stage, in partnership with Boston University School of Theatre and Boston Playwrights\u2019 Theatre<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

September 11 – October 5, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mfoniso Udofia continues her Ufot Family Cycle with a vibrant, heartwarming celebration of love, intertwining Nigerian and Nepali cultures. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When Abasiama and Disciple\u2019s only son, Ekong, asks Lumanthi Rathi to be his wife, they accept that their dream wedding might have to go on without either of their fathers present. But when Lumanti\u2019s dad has a sudden change of heart, Ekong dares to attempt a reconciliation with his long-estranged father in order to make the ritual of their wedding ceremony truly whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHUANG Stage<\/a>, Boston Playwrights\u2019 Theatre<\/a>, and Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre<\/a> join forces to produce this world premiere, commissioned and developed by The Huntington<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn terms of concept, scope, and execution, Mfoniso Udofia\u2019s nine-play cycle about three generations of a Nigerian American family has proven to be one of the most exciting things to happen in Boston theatre in a long time.\u201d <\/em>\u00a0<\/div>