"Adia and Clora Snatch Joy" - by Mfoniso Udofia and Michael Ellis Ingram - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)
Huntington Theatre Company
Presents the Folk Opera
"ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY"
WORLD PREMIERE!
Final entry in the "Ufot Family Cycle" - Play 9 of 9!
Book, Libretto, and Lyrics by Mfoniso Udofia
Music Composed by Michael Ellis Ingram
Directed by Awoye Timpo
Performances:
November 24, 2026 through December 13, 2026
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The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. 02115
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ABOUT THE SHOW
WORLD PREMIERE!
The final entry in the "Ufot Family Cycle" - Play 9 of 9!
Our celebrated Ufot Family Cycle concludes its epic, citywide, two-and-a-half-year, nine-play journey where it began - here at THE HUNTINGTON - with Mfoniso Udofia’s rousing folk opera "ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY."
In the marshes of South Carolina, Clora Abernathy opens her front door to a stranger from Massachusetts - Adiaha Ufot - and something unnamed stirs within them.
Both are dutiful daughters who’ve devoted their lives to their parents – but as the sparks fly, a life-changing question takes shape:
What might happen if they dare to be good to themselves?
To wholly experience desire, pleasure, and joy as grown-ass women - for the very first time.
Soaringly composed for a cappella voices by Michael Ellis Ingram, "ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY" breaks new ground while bringing the Ufot Family Cycle to a joyous, musical finale.
Awoye Timpo, who brilliantly directed "The Grove" returns to helm this landmark production that you can enjoy whether it’s the first play you are seeing in the Ufot Family Cycle or your ninth.
ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets since its founding in 1982. Recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award, THE HUNTINGTON brings together superb local and national talent and produces a mix of groundbreaking new works and classics made current to create award-winning productions. THE HUNTINGTON runs nationally renowned programs in education and new play development and serves the local theatre community through its operation of the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. THE HUNTINGTON has long been an anchor cultural institution of Huntington Avenue, the Avenue of the Arts, and will remain so on a permanent basis with plans to convert the Huntington Avenue Theatre into a first-rate, modern venue with expanded services to audiences, artists, and the community. THE HUNTINGTON cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form.
