Sojourners Reviews

Washington Post- Recommended

"...Krishawn’s performance as Ama is a marvel. Shining with tears that Ama calls “purposeless water,” her eyes deliver piercing rebukes. She can convey steely skepticism and fraught anxiety with a single freighted glance. It’s fitting for a first chapter that when it ends, Ama is the one we want to follow through the door."

DC Theater Arts- Recommended

"...Sojourners as a play is a bit of a slow simmer before it boils. But when it does, it’s scalding. The ending, for instance, which points to Abasiama’s independence and empowerment, comes as a jolt akin to Nora’s abrupt final exit in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Little wonder that in a note in the script, the playwright advises: “Please swallow the bitter pill of Act One in order to discover the release of Act Two.”"

Washington City Paper- Recommended

"...Everyone in the cast Curtis-Newton has marshaled is compelling, but Krishawn’s Ama is its absorbing anchor. She resists the temptation to make Ama saintly in her suffering, showing us instead the terrible cost that Ama’s forced maturity exacts from her. It’s a truly accomplished and dimensional performance, one that leaves us yearning to know what will befall Ama and her baby daughter next. We’re fortunate that Udofia already knows."

MD Theatre Guide- Recommended

"...As the first installment in a nine-part series, “Sojourners” certainly feels like the opening act of something much larger, leaving me eager for what’s to come. This play follows “The Grove,” written first and initially as a standalone piece but has now become its sequel. Udofia has made her intentions clear: “I’m writing them for myself… I am writing them for the Ibibio community.”"

Theatre Bloom- Recommended

"...For an immigration story with a refreshing change of focus, you would do well to catch the Round House production of Mfoniso Udofia’s Sojourners, which kicks off their 2024-2025 season. It is also the first of a projected nine-part cycle about a family of Nigerians in the United States. Running through October 6th, “Sojourners” centers on a heroine who leaves a relatively privileged life in Nigeria in the late 1970s to study biology at Texas Southern University."

BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended

"...For a fulfilling sojourn to a place of finding shared bonds and empowerment amidst the chaos, do not miss Sojourners!"