Imani will be an understudy in the American premiere of Mattana’s provocative comedy, directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space.

Casting by Charlie Hano, CSA/The Telsey Office

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My play mourning doves (or, the bird play) has been selected alongside work by five other playwrights for Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Rooftop Reading Series. The play will be read on August 23rd on the LES in Manhattan. For more information, please click the text below:

Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Rooftop Reading Series

The world-premiere production will be the centerpiece of this year’s Next Stage Festival, running on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Previews begin February 12, 2025 with an official opening on February 26.

The company will include Jordan Barbour, Kayli Carter, Elizabeth Ramos, Imani Russell, Cody Sloan and Ryan Jamaal Swain.

Tickets can be purchased now at the link below:

https://cart.2st.com/events/5270?view=calendar&startDate=2025-2

Imani will be writing new work for // DARE: A COLLECTION OF COMMISSIONED SCENES AND MONOLOGUES, which has been co-conceived by L Morgan Lee and George Strus, and which will feature new work by TN2S+ writers. The works will then be published and licensed by Broadway Licensing in 2025.

Read more on playbill and at https://www.btb-nyc.com/24festival

a lil something about queerness, the blood that binds us, and the myths we make in between. just in time for the geminis. Available on all streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music.

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• Click this text to purchase Cowboy Song from my bandcamp

My latest release, "The Pink House,"  is out now! This song is one of my favorites from my upcoming album Cowboy Song, a queer fable about growing up in/against a cisheteronormative world.

Available on all streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music.

The How to Dance in Ohio Original Broadway Cast Album is now available for streaming and to purchase!

Click the text below to stream the song I had the honor of singing 8 shows a week, "Reincarnation" (with the amazing Cristina Sastre)

• Listen to "Reincarnation" from How to Dance in Ohio

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• Purchase the How to Dance in Ohio CD

After 2 years of workshops and an out-of-town run, I reprised the role of Mel in How to Dance in Ohio, a new musical by Rebekah Greer Melocik and Jacob Yandura, when it opened on Broadway in November/December 2023! I was so fortunate to make my Broadway debut with this important show under the direction of Sammi Cannold. HTDIO played at the Belasco Theatre from November 15, 2023 to February 11, 2024. For more information, click on the links below:

• How to Dance in Ohio Official Website

• New York Times Press Release

• Playbill Press Release