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Cake & Prose: Tatiana Obey
Cake and Prose is back! On Saturday, April 12th at 6 p.m., we’re featuring local acclaimed author, Tatiana Obey. Come join us at the South Dallas Cultural Center for a celebration of Black culture and Black women in fantasy and science fiction.
Cake and Prose is a unique, free literary event with a focus on genre fiction, local talent, and cake. The ingredients are simple:
Three stories. An author shares three stories — read by three different actors. These stories could be any genre. They could be short stories or excerpts of a longer work.
Three songs. A musical performance by a guest artist adds another layer to this night of entertainment. Themes can emerge between the stories and songs.
One cake. During the intermission, there is cake. Really good cake from a local bakery.
Mix together and enjoy! RSVP below!
ABOUT TATIANA OBEY
Tatiana Obey writes badass characters slaying dragons. She is the author of A Forging of Age Duology and Sistah Samurai: A Champloo Novella. She has published short stories in various anthologies and Fiyah Literary Magazine, and is also a contributing editor for Magic in the Melanin: A Black Fantasy Anthology. Learn more about Tatiana at www.tatianaobey.com.
PERFORMER BIOS
MIKAELA BAKER
Mikaela Baker is a SAG-E multi-hyphenated theatre artist here in DFW. Some of her most recent credits include A Streetcar Named Desire (WaterTower Theatre), Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Dallas), and you can see some of her directing work later this summer at Echo Theatre and Shakespeare Dallas.
JANEL AGBOR
Janel Agbor is delighted to be making her debut with cake and prose this evening. Janel is a recent graduate who received her BFA with a focus in acting and directing at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. Her recent roles include Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Circe in the Odyssey, Pearl in These Shining Lives, Mary Woolley in A Bull in a China Shop and Jacob Marley in Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Her favorite past roles include June/squish in Chicago, and Berthe in Pippin.
ANYIKA MCMILLAN-HEROD
Anyika McMillan-Herod is an actor, writer, and director. She is an alumna of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Prairie View A&M University. She also studied Acting at CalArts. She is notably a co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company, Dallas’ longest operating theater company dedicated to the Black experience.
MUSICAL GUEST OB
Ob is an artist based between Dallas and Lagos. His debut EP, !love is filled with thoughtful references, daring arrangements, and heartfelt lyrics. Ob cuts across genres to deliver a body of work that calls for its title, both to ourselves and to others. His message remains clear: love wins in the end.
Three stories. An author shares three stories — read by three different actors. These stories could be any genre. They could be short stories or excerpts of a longer work.
Three songs. A musical performance by a guest artist adds another layer to this night of entertainment. Themes can emerge between the stories and songs.
One cake. During the intermission, there is cake. Really good cake from a local bakery.
Mix together and enjoy!
