Sukey, the Mermaid, and Tales from the Gullah Islands
by whatsinthemirror?

Jul. 27 - Jul. 29, 2018
Friday-Sunday

Whatsinthemirror? is pleased to bring you Sukey, The Mermaid, and a Tale of the Gullah Island. This devise play written by the participants of our Write Whats Right Theater Project and Executive Director Tarik Daniels is based on the childrens book Sukey and the Mermaid, written by Robert D. San Souci.  A story of a young girl named Sukey from the Gullah Islands, whos unhappy with her life at home with her evil Step Pa and eventually receives kindness and wealth from the River Mermaid. Sukey and the Mermaid is an African fairytale and one of the only times in literature that an African mermaid is depicted.  Our devised play deals with the themes of self-esteem, mental health, domestic violence, the love of people and culture of the Gullah people.

Directed by Tarik Daniels

Starring Neryah Roberson, Joshua Sanchez, Jarryd Goof, Tenee Goff, Maria Brown, Keeshana Marshall, Kamari Roberson, Phillip Trieu, Carey Agtane, Areya Roberson, Leo Fitzgerald.

July 27 Friday 6pm, 8pm
July 28-29th Saturday-Sunday 4pm, 6pm 
Santa Cruz Studio Theatre
1805 E.7th Austin, Texas

Tickets on sale at www.brownpaperticket.com. A devised theatre piece adapted by Tarik Daniels and Robert J. King, Jr.

Whatsinsthemirror? is a 501c3 social movement that provides suicide and mental health awareness and prevention through art and advocacy to people of color by outreaching in the communities where educational resources of mental health are limited with the use of canvassing and theatre art performances and using social media presence to establish the need of love, care, and respect to change the lasting stigma of mental health, with the ultimate goal of saving as many lives as possible.

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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Sukey, the Mermaid, and Tales from the Gullah Islands
by adapted from book by Robert D. San Souci and Brian Pinkney
whatsinthemirror?

Santa Cruz Studio Theatre
1805 E.7th Austin, Texas

Tickets on sale at www.brownpaperticket.com. A devised theatre piece adapted by Tarik Daniels and Robert J. King, Jr.

Friday at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tickets $15 plus service fee of $1.62 via