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February - April 2012Maechi will play Ismene in Quintessence Theatre Group's production of Jean Anouilh’s adaptation of Sophocles’ ANTIGONE. For tickets and information CLICK HERE.the standard presentsstandardized: a reading seriesTHE GROVEwritten by MFONISO UDOFIA MON, FEB 13 _730PMSHETLER STUDIOS244 W 54TH ST, 12 FL SHETLER 1 (BTWN BROADWAY & 8TH AVE) Reservations are strongly encouraged. RSVP at livethestandard_gmail.comThe reading will be followed by a wine and cheese reception and a brief Q&A talkback with the writer/director and cast, moderated by a standard member. Preshow reception starts at 7:30PM with the reading to start at 8PMJanuary 2012THE ROYALE by Marco RamirezNext Page reading seriesAtlantic Stage 2 Monday January 30, 2012Maechi will play NinaFor reservations Please RSVP by clicking here or call 212.645.1242December 2011Maechi will play Sasha in a reading of Dominique Morisseau's play RETROSPECT FOR LIFE. September- October 2011Maechi will take part in Exit, Pursued By A Bear's Sunday Salon: Alfred de Musset's LORENZACCIO, on Sunday, October 23, 2011. To make a reservation CLICK HERE.Maechi will be in a reading of JUST ME, YOU, and THE SILENCE by Judith Adong, directed by Patricia McGregor for The New Black Fest on October 16th at 7PM. To make a reservation CLICK HERE.Maechi's original web series, SHIT*Y FABULOUS LIVES is filming and will premiere October 1, 2011.August 2011Maechi will workshop the second play, currently UNTITLED, in playwright Mfoniso Udofia's Ufot family trilogy.May 2011Maechi will play Daughter in TAPTheatre's staged reading of SISTER, DAUGHTER, MOTHER, WIFE by S. Brian Jones. To reserve a seat or for more information CLICK HERE.Maechi will play Miranda in The Queen's Company reading of THE BUSYBODY by Susanna Centlivere. To reserve a seat or for more information CLICK HERE.April 2011Maechi will play Adiagha Ufot in a workshop of THE GROVE a new play by emerging playwright Mfoniso Udofia, directed by Daniel Horrigan.THE GROVE is a coming of age story. As we follow our central character, Adiagha, we see how she is torn between honoring her Nigerian family and its deeply steeped traditions while at the same time fighting for her own voice and individuality. Alongside a compelling story THE GROVE combines Traditional Nigerian Song, Slam Poetry and Strong Vocal Rhythms to make a truly unique and exciting piece of theatre. CLICK HERE if you would like to RSVP for the April 11th, 7PM event.Maechi will play Ronnie in Soho Rep's reading of FALLOUT by Roy Williams directed by Christain Parker. The reading is a part of the SoHo Rep Festival of Contemporary Black British Plays. It will run alongside the theatre's US premiere production of BORN BAD by debbie tucker green.February 2011Maechi will be in THE PHOENIX DOES RISE by Suzette Azariah Gunn a part of New Theatre Voices at the Schomburg, a play reading series dedicated to emerging African American playwrights January 2011Maechi continues to work on the new film BUSTED ON BRIGHAM LANEMaechi returns to Juilliard to direct the 23rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration November - December 2010Maechi began working on BUSTED ON BRIGHAM LANE a new film by Talibah L. Newman and Rebecca L.ee PerryMaechi is back at the LARK PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTER reading for Playwright's Workshop- working on plays as they are being developedMay - June 2010ROMEO & HAMLET by R. Jonathan Chapman And Kevin Stefan Directed by Sidney J. BurgoyneJune Havoc Theatre, May 6 - May 16Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex312 West 36 Street, 1st Floor(just west of 8th Avenue)Maechi is at the LARK PLAY DEVELOPMENT CENTER reading for Playwright's Workshop- working on plays as they are being developedMarch 2010Reading of HIDING IN THE GARDEN by Bridget KelsoDirected by Kent GashThe Public Theater - Monday, March 15February 2010THE BEYONCE EFFECT by Katori HallHorse Trade Theater GroupThe Red Room February 4-7Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Saturday & Sunday at 2pmJuilliard Jazz Orchestra: An Evening with Christian McBride, featuring "The Movement Revisited"Tuesday February 2 at 8pmPeter Jay Sharp Theater60 Lincoln Center PlazaDecember 200930 Rock (NBC)Cast: KeishaEnsemble Studio TheatreReading of SON by Cassandra MedleyDirected by Petronia PaleySeptember 2009Mercy (NBC)Cast: Nurses AideLa Jolla PlayhouseReading of MILK LIKE SUGAR by Kirsten GreenidgeDirected by Rebecca Taichman.July 2009Maechi is in DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK. Part of SONNET REP'S Collaborative Series
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Maechi is a native New Yorker and a recent graduate of The Juilliard School Drama Division.While Maechi completed her training at Juilliard she continued to keep her passion for outreach work alive. As a teaching artist she was a part of the Juilliard ArtREACH team in Homestead, Florida and New Orleans, Louisiana, developed and was the team leader for the Juilliard Drama Intensive at Snow College, and was a recipient of the Gluck Community Service Fellowship.Maechi has worked as a teaching artist for Harlem School of the Arts, The Open Eye Theater, and in New York City Public Schools. She enjoys working as a teaching artist because it is always a learning experience and it provides another avenue to share her love for the craft of acting.Maechi was honored to be named a co-recipient of the Drama Division's 2008-2009 John Houseman Prize for excellence in classical theater and to receive the Joseph W. Polisi, Artist as Citizen award at graduation.A few of her favorite roles include: The Greeks Part III: The Gods (Andromache), Julius Caesar(Cassius), A Raisin in the Sun (Beneatha), and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Martha).Maechi spent a year at Circle in the Square Theatre School and received her BA from Temple University where she studied Theatre and African American Studies before she completed her graduate level training at Juilliard.Maechi recently began writing and looks forward to sharing her work with the world. Look out for her because she is "an original talent."
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ROMEO AND HAMLET“It also featured strong performances from its cast, most notably…Amy Jackson and Maechi Aharanwa in the gender-shifted roles of Mercutio and Guildenstern, respectively.” Robert William Berg, ROBWILLREVIEW.COM“Maechi Aharanwa's mischievous Guildenstern is a good partner for PhillipTaratula's stolidly lower-class Rosencrantz.” Erik Haagensen, BACKSTAGE.COM“The cast is excellent…Phillip Taratula and Maechi Aharanwa were magnificent as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.” JEFFANDWILL.COMMOTHER COURAGE"It is Maechi Aharanwa as Mother Courage's mute daughter Catherine, though, who is particularly noteworthy. Catherine is a challenging role insofar as she is not given any lines, but is forced to communicate utter misery and depression through her limited vocabulary of grunts and eerie shrieking. Aharanwa's Catherine is a haunting and lingering figure despite her lack of words, and in some ways is a more profound character than Mother Courage herself." Warren Hoffman, OFF BROADWAYTHE BLACKS: A CLOWN SHOW"...In particular the razor sharp improv skills of Maechi Aharanwa... are used to great effect." Tom Penketh, BACKSTAGE.COM"...Performances that that stick in one's mind are Maechi Aharanwa's mercurial Snow." Andy Propst, AMERICAN THEATRE WEB"To be commended are…and Maechi Aharanwa, who is nearly an elemental force as Snow..." Dan Bacalazo, THEATERMANIA.COMMACBETH"Witches own the Classical Theater of Harlem's Macbeth." D.J.R. Bruckner, THE NEW YORK TIMES"The trio of witches...easily steal the show. When they leap onto the stage in a fit of feminine brio..." Alexis Soloski, THE VILLAGE VOICETHE TROJAN WOMEN"...Maechi Aharanwa is wonderful as the half mad Cassandra. She also has the best wail of all the actors."Arlene McKanic, ASTORIA TIMES"...The cast is magnificent, rich in emotional truth…the chorus of women flourish -- first-rate example of the power of ensemble acting." CURTAIN UPMISS JULIE"...Aharanwa's best moments are when Christine indulges in fantasy, but is brought back to reality. Her shift in expression is touching." Robin Roger, TACONIC PRESS
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