ROXFILM | Script Reads: Excision, Uche Iheukwumere; Red Earth, Mother's Hands, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo

June 30, 2026 - Daily Script Read (2 scripts!) Daily Script Reads sessions present our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work. Writer: Uche Iheukwumere Script: EXCISION In a rural Kenyan village, where a girl's worth is measured by tradition, a mother and daughter grapple with the consequences of a rite of passage rooted in female genital mutilation, while wrestling with questions of womanhood, motherhood, and the cost of belonging. Content Advisory: This play contains themes and discussions related to female genital mutilation (FGM), infertility, reproductive trauma, grief, and emotional distress. While acts of violence are not depicted graphically on stage, the subject matter may be upsetting to some audience members. -- Writer: U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo Script: As an unexplained illness threatens her life, a Zimbabwean American educator must reconnect with her ancestral homeland and the memory of her mother to reclaim her strength and sense of belonging. Content Note: This work contains themes of grief, illness, ancestral memory, and emotional loss. ACTORS READING Alexandria King Chioniso Sarah Jakazi Joshua Olumide Meagan Dilworth Parmie Polk Find more information here: https://www.roxfilmfest.com/2026reads _________________ ROXFILMFEST.COM | #ROXFILM | @ROXFILM Instagram: www.instagram.com/roxfilm Facebook: www.facebook.com/roxburyfilm Twitter: www.instagram.com/roxfilm and subscribe to us on YouTube! _________________