“Your ancestors are there with you”: Abigail Onwunali and Christopher Edwards describe the alchemy of storytelling, the painful history of the Nigerian Civil War, the world of possibilities that immigrants bring to America, and the healing power of plays in a wide-ranging discussion of their work on “runboyrun". 

The Huntington continues the sweeping nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and announces plans for runboyrun, the powerful drama written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Christopher V. Edwards. The third play in Boston’s epic nine-play Ufot Family Cycle, runboyrun will be recorded and made nationally available as a podcast in partnership with the Boston Public Library, GBH, and ⁠⁠Next Chapter Podcasts⁠⁠. 

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