Plays written by Amina Henry:
THE JOHNSONS
BURNED
LITTLE RAPES
INTERSTATE
WHEN THE OTHER MARY CELESTE SANK
Bio:
Amina Henry is a Brooklyn-based playwright who writes satirical fairy tales for adults and children. Selected productions include: The Animals, Ducklings, Hunter John and Jane and The Johnsons, all at JACK (Brooklyn, NY), P.S. produced by Ars Nova (New York, NY), Little Rapes at Long Island University (The New Group), Nothing, Nothing at HERO Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), The Great Novel at New Light Theater, Happily Ever at Brooklyn College, and Bully at Interrobang Theater (Baltimore, MD), Clubbed Thumbs 2019 Winterworks, and SUNY Purchase, among other venues. Her work has been developed, produced and/or presented by: The New Group, Atlantic Theatre Company, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, The Flea, Page 73, Project Y Theatre, National Black Theater, Dixon Place, The Brooklyn Generator, The Brick, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR), Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX), HERE Arts Center, and the cell. She is a 2020 recipient of the Sarah Verdone Writing Award and is an affiliate artist of New Georges. She was a member of the Women’s Project 2022-2024 Lab where her play When the Other Mary Celeste Sank was featured in the 2024 Pipeline Festival.
Website: https://aminahenry.wordpress.com/