Island of Love by Felicia Oduh (Staged Reading)

About: A batch of romantic hopefuls compete for a chance to win love and a large cash prize on the UK’s hottest summer reality dating series. Though everyone has come on the show for the same reasons, one contestant soon learns that not everyone will have the same experience. Positioning the audience as the camera and including all of your favorite elements of reality TV — confessionals, drama, and surprise eliminations — Island of Love dives deep into the various forms of othering that are faced by reality TV’s Black female contestants, on screen and off.

Elena Victoria Feliz read for Sasha, a freelance dance choreographer from South London, who’s been single for a year and needs someone who can handle her. Guys say she’s too much, she says they’re not enough.

The reading took place May 20, 2024 at The Understudy Coffee and Books. Read more HERE!