Assata Taught Me

You will put away with these words then we will see who you really are.

Assata is the only American Fanuco knows, and he’s a Cuban teenager desperate to live the American Dream. When will he realise his mentor is in fact Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther, a convicted felon and has 2 million dollars on her head? The world premiere of Ssebandeke’s gripping and tense play explores the black struggle across generations and genders.

The story of an imagined friendship.

This is Kalungi Ssebandeke’s first full length play.