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Series Synopsis
Framed as a baby shower, SPADURA is a one-woman comedy show written and performed by Dahéli Hall, which unapologetically takes on the emotional/financial cost of IVF, grief, aging, as well as the unique fertility obstacles faced by Black women in America — all with a ton of humor!
The show is a love story set against the baby industrial complex. Through a mix of stand-up, storytelling, and props, Dahéli includes personal anecdotes about herself, her Filipino husband, and her Caribbean parents. She candidly shares her journey trying to conceive their Jamaican-Haitian-Filipino-American baby.
Key Team
Dahéli Hall – SPADURA is written and performed by acclaimed comedian, writer, and director Dahéli Hall. She is best known a cast member on MADTV and her role as ‘Dereca’on DEAR WHITE PEOPLE and as a writer on the series, as well. Other notable credits include GRACE & FRANKIE, BAD HAIR, and STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH. Dahéli has also written and directed digital content for CBS, VH1, Funny or Die, HBO, and Disney Channel. Last Fall, she joined the Comedic Arts Conservatory at Emerson College in Los Angeles to launch Sketch Performance curriculum. Dahéli has a BFA in Theater from NYU Tisch and an MFA from the Stark Producing Program at USC.
Elizabeth Mei-Ling Yng-Wong. – SPADURA is produced by award-winning multi-hyphenate Elizabeth Mei-Ling Yng-Wong. Her producing credits include NBA2K, SHIP OF DREAMS, THE CHAIR (STARZ, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Series), NEVER HERE (STARZ), and THE LONGEST GAME (PBS, multiple festival award winner for Best Documentary Feature). Editing credits range from feature narratives CHANGELAND (Hulu) and WHITE RABBIT (Sundance 2018 Selection) to AIR JAWS, the widely popular series from SHARK WEEK. Elizabeth was a co-writer on the rock opera THE DEMISE, and has produced multiple theater productions including STANLEY ANN, an acclaimed one-woman show about Barack Obama’s mother. She has a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from the Stark Program at USC.
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