REVIEWS
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
“Caged Bird”... is plain-spoken poetry with the freeze-frame focus of a child’s mind." SEATTLE TIMES
"The show is a triumph with a beautiful framework ...and an incredible cast....an enlightened YAY" BROADWAY WORLD
“Caged Bird”... is plain-spoken poetry with the freeze-frame focus of a child’s mind." SEATTLE TIMES
"The show is a triumph with a beautiful framework ...and an incredible cast....an enlightened YAY" BROADWAY WORLD
HOODOO LOVE
"In the hands of the assured and loving direction of Oyetimein, each character is rendered in layered complexity" THE STRANGER
"A seamless, manicured production that packs a punch." BROADWAY WORLD
"In the hands of the assured and loving direction of Oyetimein, each character is rendered in layered complexity" THE STRANGER
"A seamless, manicured production that packs a punch." BROADWAY WORLD
BARBECUE
“Gut-bustingly funny…its cast, under the direction of Malika Oyetimein, is fantastic.” THE STRANGER
“Vigor and venom…marvelously twisty.” THE SEATTLE TIMES
“Quick-witted…an experience you won’t likely forget.” SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
“Keeps you laughing… a crystal clear YAY.” BROADWAY WORLD
“Hilarious…pushes boundaries and challenges our perceptions.” JETSPACE MAGAZINE
“Yes it was a) that funny b) that sad and c)that uplifting. Director Malika Oyetimein deserves high praise for bringing everything together in this production.” DRAMA IN THE HOOD
“Larger than life… dream cast of actors.” SEATTLE GAY SCENE
“Gut-bustingly funny…its cast, under the direction of Malika Oyetimein, is fantastic.” THE STRANGER
“Vigor and venom…marvelously twisty.” THE SEATTLE TIMES
“Quick-witted…an experience you won’t likely forget.” SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
“Keeps you laughing… a crystal clear YAY.” BROADWAY WORLD
“Hilarious…pushes boundaries and challenges our perceptions.” JETSPACE MAGAZINE
“Yes it was a) that funny b) that sad and c)that uplifting. Director Malika Oyetimein deserves high praise for bringing everything together in this production.” DRAMA IN THE HOOD
“Larger than life… dream cast of actors.” SEATTLE GAY SCENE
BOOTYCANDY
“The play’s bursts of outrageous, p.c.-smashing humor are staged with verve by Malika Oyetimein in Intiman Theatre’s local premiere,[…]
-Misha Barton, Seattle Times | Read Full Review
“The play’s bursts of outrageous, p.c.-smashing humor are staged with verve by Malika Oyetimein in Intiman Theatre’s local premiere,[…]
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MILK LIKE SUGAR
“Malika Oyetimein brings her strength as a director and her passion for telling the historically untold stories of people of color to ArtsWest for the first time with Milk Like Sugar.” -R.E. Parker, Drama in the Hood | Read Full Review
“Malika Oyetimein brings her strength as a director and her passion for telling the historically untold stories of people of color to ArtsWest for the first time with Milk Like Sugar.” -R.E. Parker, Drama in the Hood | Read Full Review
TOP DOG/UNDER DOG
" [.....] under Malika Oyetimein's precise and thoughtful direction, this Topdog/Underdog, on Walnut Street Theatre's fifth-floor stage, is both fluid and fluent." -Howard Shapiro, Philadelphia Inquirer | Read Full Review
"[...] expertly guided by director Oyetimein [....] Our attention is not just engaged—it is seized and trapped, and in this case, that is a very good thing. - Michael Schwartz, Stage Magazine | Read Full Review
" [.....] under Malika Oyetimein's precise and thoughtful direction, this Topdog/Underdog, on Walnut Street Theatre's fifth-floor stage, is both fluid and fluent." -Howard Shapiro, Philadelphia Inquirer | Read Full Review
"[...] expertly guided by director Oyetimein [....] Our attention is not just engaged—it is seized and trapped, and in this case, that is a very good thing. - Michael Schwartz, Stage Magazine | Read Full Review
FEATURES/INTERVIEWS
BROADWAY WORLD
Malika Oyetimein is nominated for a Seattle Theater Writers Award for Excellence in Direction.
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Malika Oyetimein is nominated for a Seattle Theater Writers Award for Excellence in Direction.
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THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE
" According to Oyetimein, “Eclipsed” is a play about “the ways women survive.” The script doesn’t shy away from the horrific violence of war, but it seeks light — and even laughs — as the women find comfort and courage in themselves.
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" According to Oyetimein, “Eclipsed” is a play about “the ways women survive.” The script doesn’t shy away from the horrific violence of war, but it seeks light — and even laughs — as the women find comfort and courage in themselves.
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CITY ARTS ONLINE
" Malika Oyetimein builds the directing career she wants by telling stories the world needs. Malika Oyetimein hasn’t been sleeping much. Tech rehearsals for an adaptation of Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are underway, and when she’s in tech—those long, laborious work days that finally knit the many elements of a play together—her director brain never shuts off...."
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" Malika Oyetimein builds the directing career she wants by telling stories the world needs. Malika Oyetimein hasn’t been sleeping much. Tech rehearsals for an adaptation of Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are underway, and when she’s in tech—those long, laborious work days that finally knit the many elements of a play together—her director brain never shuts off...."
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BROADWAY BLACK
“ Director Malika Oyetimein is on a mission. She has focused her career in the theater to “Create change. To affect people with my work. To change hearts.” As the Artistic Director of Ademide Theater Ensemble, a member of the Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab, and a MFA candidate at the University of Washington, she has already set a firm foundation for herself. There are two major projects Oyetimein is working on that put her directly at the nexus of arts and activism: Robert O’Hara‘s Bootycandy, and a new play by Kia Corthron, Force Continuum."
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“ Director Malika Oyetimein is on a mission. She has focused her career in the theater to “Create change. To affect people with my work. To change hearts.” As the Artistic Director of Ademide Theater Ensemble, a member of the Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab, and a MFA candidate at the University of Washington, she has already set a firm foundation for herself. There are two major projects Oyetimein is working on that put her directly at the nexus of arts and activism: Robert O’Hara‘s Bootycandy, and a new play by Kia Corthron, Force Continuum."
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CROSSCUT
The Philadelphia-raised Oyetimein, 34, started out as an actor. She was a kid “always singing and performing.” Then after being cast as a maid three years in a row in her high school productions, “I was forced to become a director.”
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The Philadelphia-raised Oyetimein, 34, started out as an actor. She was a kid “always singing and performing.” Then after being cast as a maid three years in a row in her high school productions, “I was forced to become a director.”
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SOUND THEATRE COMPANY
" Director Malika Oyetimein talks about the blues, relationships, and the women of Hoodoo Love.
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" Director Malika Oyetimein talks about the blues, relationships, and the women of Hoodoo Love.
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SEATTLE WEEKLY
"Oyetimein’s values as a director deeply influenced her most recent work: Kirsten Greenidge’s Milk Like Sugar, which opened this past weekend at ArtsWest. One of her ideas is to highlight the three-dimensionality of black girls growing up in the inner city. When I think about Milk Like Sugar, I think about how few stories … are centered around black and Latino girls that are written by black women."
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"Oyetimein’s values as a director deeply influenced her most recent work: Kirsten Greenidge’s Milk Like Sugar, which opened this past weekend at ArtsWest. One of her ideas is to highlight the three-dimensionality of black girls growing up in the inner city. When I think about Milk Like Sugar, I think about how few stories … are centered around black and Latino girls that are written by black women."
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CITY ARTS ONINE
“I’m not going to make you feel comfortable, because I don’t feel comfortable,” says Oyetimein, an MFA candidate in directing at the University of Washington School of Drama. “The world isn’t comfortable right now.”
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“I’m not going to make you feel comfortable, because I don’t feel comfortable,” says Oyetimein, an MFA candidate in directing at the University of Washington School of Drama. “The world isn’t comfortable right now.”
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ENCORE ARTS SEATTLE
"The most crucial element of any production is the director's vision. I know that’s such a “director” answer, but it’s true. When I can see or feel what a director is trying to say it is magical. The director’s vision speaks to the play’s style; its atmosphere, mood and the kind of impact she/he wants to land on the audience. The director’s vision frames the show and the conversation the audience will be having after they leave."
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"The most crucial element of any production is the director's vision. I know that’s such a “director” answer, but it’s true. When I can see or feel what a director is trying to say it is magical. The director’s vision speaks to the play’s style; its atmosphere, mood and the kind of impact she/he wants to land on the audience. The director’s vision frames the show and the conversation the audience will be having after they leave."
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