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Writer · 60 min. TV drama
Three college freshmen deviate from the paths laid out for them, at a predominantly white institution, in pursuit of who they really are.
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A theatre-trained actress who models, dances, sings, writes, directs and produces.

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Writer · 60 min. TV drama
Three college freshmen deviate from the paths laid out for them, at a predominantly white institution, in pursuit of who they really are.
Read moreWriter · 35 pg. short story
Bronzeville, Chicago, 1930. Luella “Lu” Mary Frost must choose between the stage and nursing school.
Read moreWriter & co-director · One act
The stage adaptation of Mary or Me, staged at the Ira Aldridge Theatre.
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Who she is
Ahdis Beruk is a theatre-trained actress, writer and director from Mississippi. She reaches back through history and research, stays awake to the present, and hands the story forward — the Sankofic approach that shapes everything she makes. Her work centres southern Black life, spirituality and cultural intersections.
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