LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER

LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER is a world-premiere, poetic adaptation of *Julius Caesar* by playwright a.k. payne, directed by Tamilla Woodard and produced in association with Jamila Ponton Bragg. Set on a plantation that Mistress Catherine calls a utopia of women, the play centers on Callie, who has slowly built a revolutionary plan through years of labor in the tobacco fields. As a storm approaches, a constellation of women gathers around Callie—including a twin, a lover, a reader, a seer, and an ancestor—and together they confront the question of what freedom truly costs. The drama deliberately defies genre and gender expectations, presenting history as unstable, collective, and still unfolding. It is part of Woolly Mammoth’s 2026–2027 season, the first curated by Artistic Director Reggie D. White, and is one of five world premieres in that lineup.

Playwright: a.k. payne, winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and author of *Furlough’s Paradise*.

Director: Tamilla Woodard.

Producer: Produced in association with Jamila Ponton Bragg.

Venue: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

When: June 1–27, 2027.

World Premiere: Yes, this production is a world premiere.

Description: The play follows Callie and a gathered group of women on a plantation as they prepare for revolution. It reimagines *Julius Caesar* as an explosive, poetic drama in which time slips, breath syncs, and a revolution begins. The women wrestle with an infinite question—what does it cost to be free?—as the story reframes history as something unstable, collective, and still being written.

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