There were many phases, and many
challenges, in the process of transposing Everyday Afroplay
into its latest iteration. Through the chaos guaranteed by a long
gestation period, the harmony and discord of collaboration—with
editor Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, myself, and numerous mentors and
readers offering suggestions, amendments, and questions months on
end—and the usual dramaturgical quandaries posed when manifesting
Everyday Afroplay,
Daaimah Mubashishr wrestled The Immeasurable Want of Light
into existence. Prefaced with an incisive introduction by Amauta M. Firmino, the result is a
funky intergalactic piece of afro-avant-garde theater, interspersed
with four complimentary digital collages by the artist and historian
Nell Painter.
