Pathways We Improvised
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 moreActress · Writer · Director
Ahdis Beruk
A theatre-trained actress who models, dances, sings, writes, directs and produces.
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Donna · Flex
2 Coffees
Closer
The Storehouse · Harriet Jacobs
The Chameleon · Maya
The Colored Museum
The Mountaintop
Monologue · CU / M / WS
Daddy’s A King
Damon · 1 of 2
Damon · 2 of 2
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On the stage.
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The Storehouse
Perisphere Theater · 2023
Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. Reviewed by MD Theatre Guide, DC Theater Arts and WTOP.
02
Seven Guitars
Howard University · Louise · 2022
by August Wilson.
03
A Raisin in the Sun
Howard Players · Dir. Nayanna Hollins
by Lorraine Hansberry. Environmental Theatre Space.
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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