by Kalungi Ssebandeke (Author)
Fanuco's taking English lessons from the only American he knows. The thing is, she's the FBI's most wanted woman and he's a Cuban teenager desperate to live the American Dream.
When will he realize his mentor is a former Black Panther, a convicted felon and has a million dollars on her head?
Author Biography
Kalungi Ssebandeke's other plays include View of Her Own Beauty (Black Lives, Black Words), My Darling Wife (Talawa Firsts), The Star (Team Angelica's Boom!) and Raceless (Tricyle Theatre's Summer Snippets). As an actor he previously performed at the Gate Theatre in Image of an Unknown Young Woman. His other acting credits include The Taming of The Shrew (Two Gents), We Are Proud to Present... (Bush Theatre, The Offies - Best Ensemble), One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Eclipse Theatre). For television, his credits include Doctor Who (BBC), Cucumber (C4), The Well (BBC2), Dubplate Drama (C4) and The Dumping Ground (CBBC), and for film Shoot Me and Columbite Tantalite (directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Assata Taught Me was long-listed for the Alfred Fagon award 2017.