Ujima

A multi-ethnic + multicultural professional theatre serving the beloved community.

Juicy & Delicious Tickets:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36858/production/1277403

48th Season Subscriptions:
https://www.ujimacoinc.org/season-fortyeight-subs We are a company of actors, actresses, theatre technicians, theatre arts administrators, choreographers, playwrights, teachers, musicians and
vocalists. Ujima Company intends to educate and entertain through work which is reflective of its responsibility and caring for its community. All work is selected or designed to exploit Ujima’s unique ability to work together, take responsibility for each other, and create that special magic which flows from love and dedication to work, the collective and
the audience.

09/19/2026

A few Season 48 updates!

1. Saturday shows are at 4pm!
2. All shows, all season long are Pay What You Can! You can either purchase a ticket online for $30 to guarantee your seat. Or come to the door and purchase a Pay What You Can ticket until we are sold out!

09/17/2026

Happy Opening Night from Miss Bathsheba 🎭

Will we see you at opening night tonight?

09/14/2026

Ujima Presents: Juicy and Delicious

The play that inspired the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild. Hushpuppy lives with her wild, invincible father on the edge of the world. Then Daddy gets sick, and the universe starts to fall apart. Daddy and the brilliant, fearless teacher, Miss Bathsheba must work to prepare Hushpuppy and her schoolmates for life at the end of the known world. The grownups teach the children that the only way to survive is to take care of each other.

Written by Lucy Alibar
Directed by ℭ𝔲𝔯𝔱𝔦𝔰 𝔐𝔞𝔢 𝔏𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔩

Tickets are available now on our website!
Pay online and secure your seat. Or Pay What You Can at the door!

09/11/2026

Juicy and Delicious Programming Lineup 📣

9/19 (Pre-Show)
We’re kicking it off with our Kid’s Brown Bag Lunch Day! Come spend the day with our prop designer Diane Almeter Jones ! All participants will receive lunch, create a prop, and take their project home! All participants must pre register. Link in bio!

9/19 (After the Show)
Talkback with our Director ℭ𝔲𝔯𝔱𝔦𝔰 𝔐𝔞𝔢 𝔏𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔩

9/26 The Story of the Banjo
Join us for a talk and performance with Tyler Westcott .

09/10/2026

💕 MEET OUR STAFF 💕

Curtis Lovell | Artistic Director

Curtis Lovell (he/they), son of Ujima Co Inc’s esteemed Lorna C. Hill, is a multifaceted artist who has left a significant mark on Buffalo, NY’s cultural scene. Born and raised in Buffalo, Curtis is known for his versatility as a director, actor, scenic designer, and teaching artist. His impressive career has earned him multiple ARTIE Awards and praise from Buffalo Spree.
*see website for full bio*

09/09/2026

WE’RE HIRING 📣

We are looking for teaching artists for our 26-27 Dunbar Project and Hanesworth Project!

If you have a special talent, skilled in an area of theater (dance, combat, music, directing, etc.), passionate about working with incredible young artists, and genuinely just a great person then we want to hear from you!

Send your resume over to [email protected]

Don’t wait too long! Deadline is September 18th!

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05/14/2026

Today, our community remembers the loved ones lost in the TOPS shooting May 14th 2022.

Celestine Chaney, 65
Roberta A. Drury, 32
Andre Mackneil, 53
Katherine Massey, 72
Margus D. Morrison, 52
Heyward Patterson, 67
Aaron Salter, 55
Geraldine Talley, 62
Ruth Whitfield, 86
Pearl Young, 77

We will never forget you. You are forever missed.

05/06/2026

In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month, Ujima Company went purple in support of Together for Youth foster care families in Buffalo. Go Purple!

04/30/2026

Bridgeport/Baptism

I was Baptized in the Church of God and Christ when I was four years old. They dressed me in a white cotton gown, stood me on the shore of Lake Somethin’ or Other grabbed my head and my back and threw me backward into the icy waters of redemption. I came up spitting and coughing and snorting and saved.
We went to Elder Turner’s church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. We lived in Mt. Vernon, NY, and I remember thinking there must be a church between here and Bridgeport. But then the Bridgeport saints did seem extra holy. I felt holy just bein’ around them. My real objection to the Sunday morning car trip was that I got car sick. Seems like everytime. I remember throwing up all over my orange plaid drop waist dress with pleats that I loved so much and then gettin’ Papa’s undershirt out of the trunk of the car and me wearin’ it to church with them sayin’ Oh she looks alright, she’s just a baby. She looks cute.
The best part about being in church was being with my mother. She was so beautiful in white. I loved sitting next to her when she would stand up with her right hand raised to testify, “I want to thank God for being here this mornin’. I want to thank Him for my health and strength, for bringing me through another week safe from sin and harm…”

From left to right: Lorna and Ruby (her mother)

Ruby Anita was no joke! She was fire. A true believer in hard work and faith. Ruby prayed as hard as she played gin rummy. Gave the best hugs and had a laugh like a drum.

Tickets available in our linktree! 🔗
See you this summer!!

04/26/2026

SHE WHO MOTHERED ME

She took care of me. She was not my mother. She mothered me. She taught me acceptance. She accepted life in a way that was peculiar to her. She told me there were monsters who came in the night and carried off children who would not eat enough, children who were too puny to fight them off. She gave me olive oil blessed by the elders to ensure my bowel movements and general well-being. She let me walk behind her underneath her long white skirts until I was too tall. She never yelled at me or chastised me. I did as I was told because I wanted to please her. She taught me enthusiasm. She prayed and sang songs of praise. She let me cut the corns from her toes with a razor blade and squeeze the worms from her blackheads. She taught me faith and trust. She warned me, “Chile, don’t grow ole if you can he’p it.” And though she was old from the time I was born, we were always girls together.

From left to right: Lorna C. Hill, Viola Byrd, Curtis Lovell

Aunt Vi is the inspiration for SHE WHO MOTHERED ME. She was tenacious and gentle. Open and sharp. Watching my mother and Vi together was witnessing real love. Reverence.

YALLA BITCH SUMMER TOUR
Link in Bio!t

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