The nativity starring keisha Taylor
Keisha Taylor is a #GoodGirl. Or so she’s told when she’s cast as the Virgin Mary over her “fast” friend Trinity in their church’s Christmas play. But when Trinity announces she is pregnant by divine intervention, everything Keisha knows about faith and friendship is turned upside down. As Trinity ignites a religious movement at school and online, a doubtful Keisha finds solace in a mysterious boy from the darkest tangles of the World Wide Web. With the Christmas play quickly approaching, can Keisha mend her friendship with Trinity while reconciling the limits of her own faith?
The Nativity Starring Keisha Taylor is a satirical look at religion, purity culture, and Black girlhood in the age of social media.
(7 Actors: 4W; 3M)
HISTORY
Eugene O’Neill Center National Playwrights Conference Finalist 2025
Ojai Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist May 2025
Seat of the Pants Salon Series Reading April 2025
Trustus Theatre Playwrights’ Festival 2025 top-15 finalist
The Nativity Starring Keisha Taylor was first presented as a reading at Onward Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia August 2nd, 2024. You can view it here or on YouTube for free.